Deformation, Thermal, and Laser Powder-Based Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

In the age of rapidly advancing industries, the importance of protecting various components from surface damage, whether it be through chemical and/or mechanical means, has become a critical issue. To combat these costly issues, various coating technologies have been applied, whether it be through deformation-, thermal-, or laser-based means. Examples of such coating technologies include thermal spraying (e.g., high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) coating, plasma spraying (PS), atmospheric plasma spraying (APS), etc.), kinetic spraying (e.g., cold spraying (CS), aerosol deposition (AD), etc.), and laser powder additive manufacturing (e.g., powder bed fusion (PBF), selective laser melting (SLM), etc.). When these coatings are applied, various surfaces can effectively be protected in extreme high-temperature, high-stress, corrosive, oxidative, erosive, and wear-based environments. Given the rapid advancements in these fields, an increasing number of industries are considering these technologies as a reliable alternative to other surface modification processes.

This Special Issue invites researchers within this field to submit articles in order to contribute their findings regarding the aforementioned topics (but not limited to these subjects). Research pertaining to the characterization and formulation of powder feedstocks, their coating deposition, and their performance (both in their pre-processed and post-processed conditions) are welcomed. We highly encourage authors to submit both scientific research articles and collective reviews to our Special Issue.

The topics of interest in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

• Laser additive manufacturing: direct laser metal sintering (DMLS), electron beam melting (EBM), selective laser melting (SLM), selective laser sintering (SLS), laser metal fusion (LMF), laser engineering net shape (LENS), laser metal deposition powder (LMD-p), direct metal deposition (DMD), laser cladding (LC), laser-based metal deposition (LBMD), and laser freeform fabrication (LFF);
• Thermal spraying: high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF), high-velocity air fuel (HVAF), plasma spraying (PS), and flame spraying (FS);
• Kinetic spraying: high-pressure cold spraying (HPCS), low-pressure cold spraying (LPCS), and aerosol deposition (AD);
• Metal matrix composites;
• High-temperature, oxidative, dry, lubricated, and corrosive-wear;
• Characterization, microstructure, and mechanical properties;
• Equipment and powders;
• Effect of pre- and post-treatments (e.g., friction stir processing (FSP), laser shock peening (LSP), laser melting (LM), shot peening (SP), and thermo-mechanical treatments);
• Industrial applications;
• Mechanical performance.

Dr. Pradeep Menezes
Guest Editor

Alessandro Ralls
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• cold spraying
• selective laser melting
• wear resistant
• mechanical properties
• powder metallurgy
• metal matrix composites
• oxidative wear
• corrosion resistant
• tribo-corrosion
• high-velocity oxygen fuel coating