Fundamentals of Surface Engineering (6 Hours)
Introduction: Historical development, Scope and importance, Surface versus bulk properties, Surface integrity, Surface functionality, Surface degradation mechanisms, Engineering requirements; Surface Characteristics: Surface roughness, Surface topography, Surface energy, Wettability, Contact angle, Surface chemistry, Surface residual stress, Surface free energy; Surface Failure: Wear, Corrosion, Fatigue, Erosion, Cavitation, Fretting, Oxidation, Thermal degradation, Industrial Applications as per the environment: Automotive, Aerospace, Biomedical, Marine, Mining, Nuclear, Semiconductor, Additive Manufacturing.

Surface Modification Techniques (12 Hours)
Mechanical Surface Engineering: Shot peening, Laser shock peening, Burnishing, Roller burnishing, Ultrasonic Surface Rolling Process (USRP), Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment (SMAT), Ultrasonic Nanocrystal Surface Modification (UNSM); Thermal Surface Treatments: Flame hardening, Induction hardening, Laser hardening, Electron beam hardening; Thermochemical Treatments: Carburizing, Carbonitriding, Nitriding, Nitrocarburizing, Boriding, Chromizing, Aluminizing, Siliconizing; Microstructural evolution; Diffusion kinetics; Case depth analysis.

Coating Technologies (12 Hours)
Thermal Spray Processes: Flame spraying, Wire arc spraying, Plasma spraying (APS, VPS), HVOF, HVAF, Cold spraying, Detonation gun spraying; Welding-Based Surface Engineering: Hardfacing, Cladding, Laser cladding, PTA cladding, Overlay welding; Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD): Vacuum evaporation, Magnetron sputtering, Ion plating, Cathodic arc deposition; Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD): Thermal CVD, Plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, Emerging Processes, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), Electro-spark deposition, Sol-gel coatings, Electrophoretic deposition;.

Advanced Surface Engineering (10 Hours)
Nanostructured Coatings: Nanocomposite coatings, Gradient coatings; Functionally graded coatings: Smart Surfaces, Self-healing coatings, Self-cleaning surfaces, Hydrophobic coatings, Superhydrophobic coatings, Ice-phobic surfaces, Anti-fouling coatings, Anti-microbial coatings; Surface Engineering for Additive Manufacturing: Laser remelting, Laser polishing, Surface densification, HIP treatment, Hybrid manufacturing, Directed Energy Deposition repair, WAAM surface enhancement, LPBF post-processing; Surface Engineering for Biomaterials: Hydroxyapatite coatings, DLC coatings, TiN coatings, Antibacterial coatings, Drug-eluting coatings.
Industrial Case Studies: Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) for gas turbine blades, Hardfacing of mining excavator buckets, Laser cladding of power plant turbine shafts, DLC-coated orthopedic implants, HVOF coatings on aircraft landing gear, Corrosion-resistant coatings for offshore oil platforms, Surface engineering of automotive engine cylinders, Repair of railway wheels by laser cladding, Surface enhancement of molds and dies, Surface finishing and repair of additively manufactured aerospace components.

Understands the fundamentals of surface degradation and protection.

Design suitable surface engineering solutions for industrial applications.

Select appropriate coating and surface modification techniques.

Analyze coating microstructure, interface characteristics, and performance.

Understand surface engineering in additive manufacturing and Industry 5.0.

To know the surface modification application in industries

CO1: Explain surface degradation mechanisms and engineering solutions.

CO2: Select suitable surface modification technologies for industrial components.

CO3: Analyze coating-substrate interactions and interface metallurgy.

CO4: Design advanced multifunctional coatings for emerging applications.

CO5: Understanding the exact structure-property-application corelationship

CO6: Implementation od suitable surface modification techniques

Peter Martin, Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials, Wiley-Scrivener , https://www.amazon.in/Introduction-Engineering-Functionally-Engineered-Wiley-Scrivener/dp/047063927X

J.R. Davis, Surface Engineering for Corrosion and Wear Resistance, ASM International

Ken N. Strafford, Surface Engineering: Processes and Applications, CRC , https://www.routledge.com/Surface-Engineering-Processes-and-Applications/Strafford/p/book/9781566761543

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