Anti-Corrosion and Anti-Wear Coatings: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Coatings have been widely used in many industries to improve the anti-corrosion and anti-wear properties of metallic substrates and extend the service life of metallic tools, molds, and parts in harsh environments. The properties of the coatings are affected by many factors such as the preparation technology, chemical composition, microstructure, and architectural structure. Numerous methods such as electrodeposition, thermal spraying, cladding, sol-gel, the chemical route, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and physical vapor deposition (PVD) have been used to deposit various coatings. Recently, hybrid processes like the combinations of PVD and CVD, the chemical route and CVD or PVD, and sol-gel and PVD have been developed to build novel nanocomposite coatings. Meanwhile, the use of multi-elements, multi-phases, multi-structures (e.g. multi-layers), and multi-functions is becoming mainstream. Coatings must exhibit excellent overall performance, including mechanical and tribological performance. In addition, resistances to corrosion and oxidation are required for the coatings to meet the reliability and durability standards of metal products in complex and changing environments. Anti-wear and anti-corrosion properties are the basic and widely applied functions of coatings. Thus, this Special Issue is dedicated to contributing to the understanding of anti-wear and anti-corrosion coating fundamentals, technologies, and applications.

This Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers discussing the following concepts:

• Theoretical and experimental research, knowledge, and new ideas in the design, preparation, and application of anti-wear and anti-corrosion coatings;
• Recent developments in anti-wear and anti-corrosion coatings, including organic, inorganic, and hybrid coatings, as well as surface technology;
• Anti-wear and anti-corrosion coatings produced via different processes, including, but not limited to, additive manufacturing processes, plating, thermal spray, PVD, CVD, etc.;
• Research on the failure mechanisms of coatings through wear, corrosion, or wear/corrosion hybrid processes;
• The latest characterization technologies and testing methods for the mechanical properties, corrosion, and wear of coatings, as well as the interplay between mechanical, electrochemical, and tribological behaviors;
• Computer modeling, simulations regarding the preparation processes, properties, performance, and application of coatings.

Dr. Wei Dai
Dr. Hao Wu
Guest Editors

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