Coatings for Machining, Stamping, Moulding and Other Tools
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 12126
Special Issue Editor
Interests: tribology; coatings; manufacturing processes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
CVD and PVD hard coatings are currently being used in many challenging applications, such as in machining tools, stamping tools, reinforced polymer molding tools, metal high-pressure die casting tools, and others. The evolution of these coatings has been huge, and this evolution has been reported in numerous papers throughout the recent decades. This Special Issue intends to attract the most relevant developments reported around coatings, namely, about the use of multilayered systems, graded films, new coating compositions, new fields of application, characterization of these films, and everything related to these topics that represents adequate novelty and quality to be worthy of publication.
Thus, papers, reviews, and case studies along with theoretical developments in the following topics are all welcome:
- Evolution of deposition techniques;
- Development of new hard coatings;
- Characterization of hard coatings;
- Optimization of deposition parameters in PVD process;
- Optimization of CVD synthesis in CVD process;
- Wear characterization and mechanisms of coatings and hard coatings;
- New wear characterization systems;
- Nanostructured coatings;
- Multilayered coatings;
- Nanohardness and microhardness characterization of hard coatings;
- Morphology and topology characterization of hard coatings;
- Defects on hard coatings;
- Techniques to improve the adhesion of hard coatings;
- Interlayers and their function and behavior;
- Coatings as thermal barriers;
- Coatings as solid lubricants on tool surfaces;
- Adhesion and abrasion phenomena on hard coatings;
- Application of hard coatings in machining tools;
- Application of hard coatings in stamping tools;
- Application of hard coatings in molding tools;
- Other field of applications of hard coatings;
- Study of the coating lifespan;
- New challenges in hard coatings;
- New trends in hard coatings.
Prof. Dr. Francisco J. G. Silva
Guest Editor
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