Syllabus

1. Surface: Philosophy of surface, broken bond concept, defects, general applications and requirements
2. Surface degradation: Mechanical friction, basic principles of electrochemistry, wear like abrasive, erosive, sliding wear, etc., interaction between wear and corrosion
3. Surface engineering: Discrete coatings- electrodeposition, thermal spray, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, etc. Integral coatings- shot peening, induction hardening, laser and electron beam surface hardening, hot metal dipping, ion implantation, carburizing, nitriding, plasma nitriding, etc.
4. Latest trends in coatings: multi-layer structures, nanolayer coatings, nanocomposite coatings, functionally gradient coatings. Industrial applications
5. Surface characterization
6. Case studies

Students will be able to propose surface engineering techniques for target applications

CO1: Understand surface structures and their relevance to engineering applications

CO2: Analyze and interpret mechanisms of surface degradation, such as wear and corrosion

CO3: Compare and evaluate discrete coating techniques, such as electroplating and thermal spraying, for enhancing surface properties

CO4: Examine and evaluate integral coating techniques, such as thermally, mechanically, and thermochemically modified coatings like anodizing, shot peening, and nitriding, to enhance surface properties and performance

CO5: Assess the latest trends in surface coatings

CO6: Apply surface characterization techniques to evaluate coating performance

T Burakowski and T. Wierzchon, Surface engineering of Metals, CRC Press

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

S Grainger and J. Blunt, Engineering coatings, William Andrew Publishing

Vijendra Singh, Physical Metallurgy, Standard Publisher