Advanced Coatings for Alloy Protection and Performance Enhancement

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your research for this Special Issue, ”Advanced Coatings for Alloy Protection and Performance Enhancement”. Advanced coatings play a pivotal role in enhancing the performance and longevity of alloy materials across industries such as aerospace, energy, and manufacturing. As alloys face increasingly demanding operational environments—including high temperatures, corrosion, and mechanical wear—innovative coating technologies are essential to mitigate degradation and extend service life. This Special Issue explores cutting-edge developments in coating design, deposition techniques, and functionalization strategies, with a focus on improving durability, efficiency, and multi-functionality. Contributions highlight novel materials, scalable processes, and mechanistic insights aimed at addressing current challenges and unlocking new applications for coated alloys in next-generation engineering systems.

Dr. Xiangkui Liu
Dr. Junxiu Chen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.