Coatings and Surface Treatments (5cr)
Course unit code: C-10122-MSE--470
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Institution
- University of Tampere
Objectives
The course forms a comprehensive background for understanding various manufacturing processes of engineering coatings and surface treatments, structure and properties of coatings, and their industrial use in technical applications. Having successfully completed this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:Principles of coating deposition and surface modification methods.Fundamental coating properties and their relationships.Introduction to corrosion and wear protection, and various functionalities obtainable by coatings and surface treatments.Fundamentals of industrial application of coatings and surface treatments including capability to propose appropriate coating solutions for these.Advantages and disadvantages of different approaches in surface engineering.
Content
Core contentIntroduction to surface engineering of materials.Introduction to coating and surface treatment processes, such as thermal surface hardening, thermochemical surface treatments, diffusion treatments, thin film technologies, processes for organic coatings, thermal spray technology, laser surface treatments and weld surfacing.Coating properties and performances.Coating evaluation and testing.Industrial applications of coatings and surface treatments.Complementary knowledgeApplication requirements for surfaces.Structure and properties of coating materials including metals, metallic alloys, cermets, ceramics, polymers and their composites. Properties of substrate materials and their suitability to different surface engineering processes.Standards and test procedures for evalaution of properties and quality of coatings and surface treatments.Industrial processes and applications.Special knowledgeExpertise on coating and surface treatment selection.Types and properties of precursors and feedstock materials for coating and surface treatment processes.Knowledge of selected engineering properties of coatings and surface treatments and factors having effects on these.Specifications used for industrial applications.Coating properties focusing on wear, friction, corrosion, oxidation, electrical, magnetic and other functional properties.
Further information
Course is suitable for postgraduate studies.