Syllabus

Module 1: Philosophy of surface, general applications and requirements.
Module 2: Surface Degradation: Basic principles of electrochemistry and aqueous corrosion processes Oxidation and related concept Mechanical Friction and Wear like abrasive, erosive and sliding wear etc. Interaction between wear and corrosion.
Module 3: Surface engineering processes and their types.
Module 4: Conventional heat treatment processes.
Module 5: Physical vapour deposition, Chemical vapour deposition, Galvanizing, Electrodeposition, Thermal Spraying and many more
Module 6: Laser and plasma techniques
Module 7: Plastic deformation-based surface engineering techniques
Module 8: New coating concepts including multi-layer structures, thermal barrier coatings, and case studies.
Module 9: Surface characterization

To study surface degradation basics

To understand different conventional surface engineering techniques

To study different modern surface engineering techniques like laser and plasma-based processes.

To learn the basics of surface characterization techniques

CO1: Understand the surface structure and surface engineering basics
CO2: Analyse the types of wear
CO3: Understand and compare different conventional surface engineering techniques
CO4: Study and compare different energy beam surface engineering techniques
CO5: Understand mechanical deformation-based surface engineering techniques
CO6: Characterize the engineered surface and its applications.

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A. W. Batchelor, L. N. Lam and M. Chandrasekaran, Materials degradation and its control by surface engineering, Imperial college press

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Vijendra Singh, Physical Metallurgy, Standard Publisher