Surface Engineering of Metallic Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 425
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface engineering; tribology; wear testing; friction; materials engineering; metals; composite materials; metallic biomaterials; materials characterization
Interests: mechanical properties; mechanical testing; metal forming; plasticity; processing of materials; additive manufacturing; metal cutting
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface engineering techniques for metals have existed for decades. Performance of a metallic material may be improved by both microstructural and compositional modification with the use of mechanical, electrochemical, thermal, thermochemical, or vapor-state treatments. Surface engineering may be used, for example, to enhance fatigue life and tribological performance of metallic materials, provide them with corrosion protection, or to improve their biocompatibility.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect the high-quality original papers and critical reviews that focus on various aspects related to the surface engineering of metals. Manuscripts may include, but are not limited to, the following topics of interest:
- Phase, chemical, and microstructural characterization of the modified layers;
- Assessment of tribological, corrosion, mechanical or biological performance of surface-modified metals;
- Advanced methods for characterization of surface-modified materials;
- Novel synthesis or deposition techniques for protective coatings and diffusion layers;
- Industrial applications of surface modification techniques.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Magdalena Lepicka
Prof. Dr. Umberto Prisco
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- metals
- surface engineering
- coatings
- mechanical properties
- functional properties
- friction
- wear
- tribology
- microstructural characterization
