1. The importance of surface for utility and aesthetic properties, and design. Structure of metal surfaces; geometric, optical, chemical, mechanical and other surface properties
2. Surface treatment and coating as protection against corrosion, wear or high temperatures. Internal stress.
3. Strengthening of metal surfaces by plastic deformation, phase transforma-tion, change of chemical composition (diffusion coating, ion implantation, thermo-chemical treatment, nitridation, cementation).
4. Mechanical and chemical methods for the surface preparation of materials.
5. Mechanical coating: cladding by rolling, blasting or welding. Properties of clad materials.
6. Coatings of metal melts (galvanizing, aluminum coatings).
7. Hot sprays. Preparation technology, properties of hot coatings.
8. Vacuum coating technologies: steam, sputtering, PVD, CVD.
9. Surface treatment by laser: transformation curing, surface alloying, pulse processing.
10. Galvanic coatings. Autocatalytic coating.
11. Non-metallic inorganic coatings. Conversion Layers, Phosphating, Chromating
Varnishes and glazes. Ceramic coatings. Reactive coatings.
13. Organic coatings - composition of paints. Protective properties of organic coatings.
14. Degradation of coatings: mechanical loading, internal stress, erosive and cavitation wear, contact fatigue, thermal fatigue. Corrosion damage.
15. Methods of study of modified surfaces and coatings - chemical composition, structure, roughness, adhesion, tribological properties, thickness of coatings, porozity, microhardness.
16. Economic and ecological aspects of surface treatment.
2. Surface treatment and coating as protection against corrosion, wear or high temperatures. Internal stress.
3. Strengthening of metal surfaces by plastic deformation, phase transforma-tion, change of chemical composition (diffusion coating, ion implantation, thermo-chemical treatment, nitridation, cementation).
4. Mechanical and chemical methods for the surface preparation of materials.
5. Mechanical coating: cladding by rolling, blasting or welding. Properties of clad materials.
6. Coatings of metal melts (galvanizing, aluminum coatings).
7. Hot sprays. Preparation technology, properties of hot coatings.
8. Vacuum coating technologies: steam, sputtering, PVD, CVD.
9. Surface treatment by laser: transformation curing, surface alloying, pulse processing.
10. Galvanic coatings. Autocatalytic coating.
11. Non-metallic inorganic coatings. Conversion Layers, Phosphating, Chromating
Varnishes and glazes. Ceramic coatings. Reactive coatings.
13. Organic coatings - composition of paints. Protective properties of organic coatings.
14. Degradation of coatings: mechanical loading, internal stress, erosive and cavitation wear, contact fatigue, thermal fatigue. Corrosion damage.
15. Methods of study of modified surfaces and coatings - chemical composition, structure, roughness, adhesion, tribological properties, thickness of coatings, porozity, microhardness.
16. Economic and ecological aspects of surface treatment.