Nano-Structured, Multi-layered and Foped PVD and CVD Hard Thin Films in Manufacturing Processes
A special issue of Solids (ISSN 2673-6497).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 775
Special Issue Editor
Interests: tribology; coatings; manufacturing processes
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Dear Colleagues,
Surfaces are a particular frontier of solids with a peculiar situation in terms of their relationship with their surroundings. Moreover, surfaces are also the interface between the environment and solids. Thus, they are usually affected by environment and service conditions. Coatings represent an approach that can improve the look of the surfaces and extend their lifespan. There is a lot of research around coatings regarding their manufacturing process (PVD and CVD, among others) and their characterization. This Special Issue intends to attract high-quality original works that describe the most recent advances in this field of knowledge, from the manufacturing process to failure analysis, passing by the different stages of characterization in terms of adhesion to the substrates, thickness, hardness, structure, stress state, and so on. Failure analysis in terms of wear and other intrinsic problems are also good topics for this Special Issue. Applications also are one of the main topics of this Special Issue, mainly the relationship between the performance of coatings in service and their characteristics.
Prof. Dr. Francisco J. G. Silva
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- PVD coatings
- multi-layered films
- nano-structured films
- application of coatings in tools
- coatings behavior in manufacturing processes
- coatings extended lifespan
- coatings failure analysis
- coated tools in machining processes
- coated tools in stamping processes
- coated tools in advanced manufacturing processes
- wear analysis of coated surfaces
- hard coatings failure analysis
- tribology of coatings
- tribometers for coatings characterization
- advances in hard coatings
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