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Surface treatment technologies in the automotive industry

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-3021/01
Abbreviation TPÚAP
Course title Surface treatment technologies in the automotive industry
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator Ing. Josef Hlinka, PhD.

Subject syllabus

1. Structure of surface, peculiarities of surface and thin films, surfacereactivity, adsorption and chemisorption.
2. Physical properties of the metal surface, the interaction of metals with gases, optical and electrical properties. Phase transformation.
3. Mechanical treatment and properties of the surface, influences the machining and hardening deformation, residual stress, micro-hardness.
4. Microgeometry of surface roughness, characteristics and methods of determination, STM, AFM, fractal analysis.
5. Chemical surface treatment, pickling, polishing. Creation ofconversion layers, coatings formed by oxidation. Chemical heat treatment of surface.
6. Electrochemical processes and surface treatment, types of corrosion, galvanic coating, anodizing.
7. Technology PVD and CVD, modifications, thermal spraying, ion implantation, laser surface treatment, plasma treatment.
8. Coatings damage under mechanical stress and wear, influence of thermal stress, due to corrosion. Tribology.
9. Preliminary treatment (pretreatment) of surfaces. Coating systems,enamels, ceramic coatings, finishing operations.
10. Study methods of surfaces, coatings and layers - composition,adhesion,
thickness and porosity. The indentation method.
11. Composition and distribution and paints. Coating systems with nano-particles. Functional coatings. Temporary protection.
12. Technology of paints application (spraying, cataphoresis, comaxit), advantages and disadvantages.
13. Surface treatment of plastics and composites. Fiber surface treatment (finishing), protection of laminates.
14. Coatings of plastics, application methods. Polymeric coatings.Standards for surface treatment and finishes.

Literature

STREITBERGER, R. J., and K.L. DOSSEL. Automotive Paints and Coatings. Weinheim: Wiley UCH, 2008. ISBN 928-3-527-30971-9.

DEARNLEY, P. Introduction to Surface Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9781139031509 .

BABOIAN, R. Automotive corrosion and protection. Houston: NACE Inter., 1997, ISBN 9781877914393 

Advised literature

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

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

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