Dear Colleagues,

Ceramic and cermet coatings are always applied with the aim of improving the final product. Such surface treatment of an element leads to an improvement in its mechanical, physicochemical, tribological, anticorrosion, and other functional properties, regardless of the core material properties. Owing to the technical capabilities of advanced research methods, changes in the structure of materials can be observed and characterized not only in the microscale but also in the nanoscale. The expected result can be achieved, for example, via physical and chemical vapor deposition of coatings, atomic layer deposition, laser alloying, feeding and cladding, and heat and detonation spraying. Another commonly used technique is powder metallurgy, which ensures different compositions of powders in surface layers. The wide range of possibilities offered by the use of multilayer, multiphase, and gradient coatings can be considered separately. Products with ceramic and cermet coatings are used in various industry branches, such as in the tool, machine, automotive, aviation, space, electronics, and precision industries, as well as in medical and dental engineering.

We encourage you to present modern methods of applying ceramic and cermet coatings along with the areas of their current and future implementations in processing and manufacturing. This should be accompanied by a broad characterization of the structure and properties of these coatings. Please pay attention to the ecological and economic aspects of this subject matter. Issues related to the future development trends in this thematic area, supply chain management, and organization of production processes can also be considered. However, the scope of this Special Issue is not limited to the aforementioned domains; it remains open to other aspects that are currently being dealt with by the researchers in this field.

We are confident that this endeavor of ours will inspire scientists and entrepreneurs to further develop and improve ceramic and cermet coatings.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions.

Prof. Dr. Leszek A. Dobrzanski
Prof. Dr. Anna D. Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz
Dr. Lech Bolesław Dobrzański
Guest Editors

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• ceramic and cermet coatings
• vapor deposition
• laser surface treatment
• spraying
• powder metallurgy