Surface Modification for the Protection of Metals

Dear Colleagues,

Coatings on light metals, such as aluminium and magnesium and other elements, has been of significant technological importance. Coatings on these metals can be for the purpose of aesthetics or for the prevention of corrosion, with applications ranging from the automotive or aerospace industries, and even in structural applications, such as in the case of buildings. These coatings, that are often only a few nanometers to few micron in thickness are of significant industrial importance; there has been a significant drive to understand their mechanisms for maintaining protection, appearance, integrity, and reliability while being exposed to harsh environments, and the study of this has gained substantial importance among researchers, experimental and theoreticians alike.

The present Special Issue discusses the latest advancements in the field of highly performant, aesthetic, corrosion barriers made of either electroactive elements, such as metallic, carbon nanotubes or other conducting materials, or the physical barriers, such as ceramics, polymers, or composite coatings. Additionally, for the functional coatings for the aesthetic applications such as anodizing, electrophoretic or friction surfacing, etc.  Photocatalytic and conversion coatings for self-cleaning applications are considered as well.

The scope of the current Special Issue will serve as a compendium of papers that discusses :

1. Theoretical and experimental aspects of coatings on light metals such as aluminum, magnesium, and similar materials.
2. Corrosion protection, conversion coatings on the light alloys and composites.
3. Aesthetics, functional coatings, such as self-cleaning surfaces.
4. Recent developments in the multifunctional coatings technology, organic or inorganic.
5. Tribological studies on these coatings, in order to study the wear and friction under static or dynamic loaded conditions.
6. Coatings produced by various methods, CVD, PVD, Electroless coatings, anodization, plasma coating, electrophoretic coatings or simple conversion coatings and theirs variants.
7. Mathematical modeling, simulations of the coatings related to their functions and degradation mechanisms.

Dr. Rajashekhara Shabadi
Guest Editor

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• multifunctional coatings
• corrosion protection
• composite coatings
• self-cleaning surfaces
• anodization
• plasma coatings