Alloy/Metal/Steel Surface: Fabrication, Structure, and Corrosion
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: corrosion; alloys
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metals and alloys are the most important structural materials. The fabrication process determines the microstructure of the material, which in turn determines its corrosion resistance. Corrosion problems occurring on critical infrastructure significantly impact the global economy and the safety of people, with industrial equipment suffering millions of dollars in losses each year due to corrosion-related failures. Surface treatment/ coatings provide a new strategy for corrosion protection. Therefore, we have a Special Issue on “Alloy/Metal/Steel Surface: Fabrication, Structure, and Corrosion”.
We invite you to contribute a paper to this Special Issue. This Special Issue aims to have at least 10 articles, which may be printed in book form if this number is reached.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: metal/alloy fabrication, characterization, surface film/coatings characterization, electrochemistry/corrosion of metal/alloy or surface film/coatings.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Feifei Huang
Dr. Fandi Meng
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- metal/alloy
- surface film/coatings
- corrosion
- electrochemistry
- anti-corrosion organic coatings
- functional coatings
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