Surface Modification, Coating Development and Microstructure Evolution of Metallurgical Alloys
A special issue of Surfaces (ISSN 2571-9637).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 53
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface engineering and microstructural control are fundamental to expanding the operational limits of advanced metallurgical alloys. The performance of metallic materials in demanding environments—such as high-temperature aerospace components, automotive structures and marine infrastructure—depends heavily on their surface integrity and bulk crystalline features. Surface modifications and targeted coating development offer powerful routes to improve wear, oxidation and corrosion resistance. Concurrently, understanding the evolution of the underlying microstructure during thermal, mechanical or chemical processing is critical to optimizing mechanical properties like fatigue life, hardness and ductility. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research and comprehensive review papers focused on innovative surface treatments and advanced coating technologies. Special emphasis will be placed on the following topics:
- Gradient Materials and Surface Nanostructuring: Production of surface layers and UFG structures using severe plastic deformation (SPD), surface mechanical attrition and shot peening.
- Advanced Coating Technologies: Development and testing of thermal spray, laser cladding, PVD/CVD and electrochemical coatings on diverse alloy substrates.
- Surface Modification Processes: Impact of laser processing, ion implantation, shot peening and severe plastic deformation on near-surface properties.
- Microstructure and Phase Evolution: Investigation of recrystallization, grain refinement, phase transformations and precipitate kinetics during manufacturing or service life.
- Interfacial Dynamics and Performance: Correlation between coating–substrate adhesion, interfacial diffusion and degradation mechanisms under extreme environmental conditions.
Dr. Andrey Volokitin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface
- coating
- microstructure
- phase evolution
- advanced coating
- gradient materials
- nanostructuring
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