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Surface engineering

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-3010/03
Abbreviation PIn
Course title Surface engineering
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD.

Subject syllabus

- Surface structure, special features of surface and thin film, surface reactivity, adsorption and chemisorption.
- Physical properties of metal surfaces, the interaction of metals with gases, optical and electrical properties. Phase transformations.
- Mechanical treatment and surface properties, the effects of machining and hardening deformation, residual stresses, microhardness. Tribology.
- Micro-geometry surface roughness characteristics and methods of determination, STM, AFM, fractal analysis.
- Fundamentals of electrochemical and high-temperature corrosion of metals, standardized tests associated with corrosion resistance testing.
- Basics of anti-corrosion protection, division of methods, their basic principle and use in practice.
- Chemical coating, pickling, polishing. Creating conversion layers, coatings caused by oxidation. Thermo-chemical treatment of surface.
- Electrochemical processes and surface treatment, electrolytic (galvanic) coatings.
- PVD and CVD technology, modifications, Thermal spraying, ion implantation, surface treatment by laser and/or plasma.
- The structure of internal interfaces in solids, grain boundaries, segregation, epitaxy, nanostructured materials.
- Damage of coatings under mechanical stress and wear, due to thermal stress, due to corrosion.
- Pretreatment. Coating systems, enamel or ceramic coatings, finishing operations.
- Special materials and technology. Inclusive compound LB-layer emulsions and foams, colloidal systems, thin films. Ultrasound spraying of powders.
- Heterogeneous catalysis, two-dimensional chemical engineering, catalysis in polymer carriers and metal glasses.
- Other methods of surface study: X-ray analysis of elements diffraction strain gages, Auger spectroscopy, XPS, SIMS.
- The indentation methods, adhesion, thickness and porosity of the coatings.
- Advanced methods and technologies of surface treatment for use in healthcare.
- Fundamentals of electrochemical and high-temperature corrosion of metals, standardized tests associated with corrosion resistance testing.
- Basics of anti-corrosion protection, division of methods, their basic principle and use in practice.

Literature

ASM Handbook - Volume 5: Surface Engineering. 10th edition. Ohio: Materials Park, ASM International, 2016. ISBN 161508272.

OURA, K. et. al. Surface Science. An Introduction. Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 2003. ISBN 3-54-00545-5.

MARTIN, P. Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials. New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-63927-6  (ISBN 0470639276 ).

Advised literature

BURAKOWSKI, T. and T. WIERZCHOŇ Surface engineering of metals: principles, equipment, technologies. Florida: CRC Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8493-8225-4.