Dear Colleagues,

Metallic materials are widely used in diversified sectors, such as chemical manufacturing, oil making and refining, the construction industry, machinery equipment, technological equipment and marine practices. While corrosion is a significant part of the destruction of manufacturing structures, a large number of investigations have been accomplished to find procedures to diminish corrosion and “wear costs”. The corrosion of metals and their alloys exhibits an appreciable economic and industrial concern. In industrial procedures, the metal surfaces employed are exposed to highly aggressive acids and alkali environments, which provoke substantial corrosion and deterioration.

Acidic and alkaline solutions are employed in a number of technological processes that currently cause severe metallic corrosion of varied metal structures and equipment in manufacturing environments. Some  explorations carried out for the protection of metallic materials in the  field of engineering  have determined that composite coatings are utilized as the most efficacious and simple way to hinder the deterioration of these materials in corrosive media. The application of inhibitors, using organic, metallic or inorganic coverings; cathodic and anodic defenses; electropolymerization methods; and nanostructured coatings are techniques for metallic materials’ anticorrosion protection.

The purpose of this Special Issue, "Corrosion, fatigue and corrosion protection of metals and their alloys in various environments" is to bring together and specify the various corrosion, fatigue and corrosion-endurance techniques, developments and applications from the perspective of the surface protection of diverse materials in different corrosive environments. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

• Mechanisms and methods of corrosion control;
• The principles and practices of metals and their alloys;
• Theoretical and experimental study of organic and inorganic coatings for corrosion protection;
• New developments in composite coatings and related materials;
• Chemical and physical properties of organic and inorganic coatings and related materials;
• Performance, investigation and analysis of various coatings;
• High-performance experimental and processing coatings with exposure to high temperatures, high stress and different immersion times;
• Corrosion, wear, fatigue and fracturing of metals and their alloys;
• Computer modeling to provide protection, performance, stability and resistance properties in aggressive media.

Dr. Florina Branzoi
Guest Editor

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• corrosion processes
• electrochemical methods
• corrosion protection
• organic coatings
• inorganic coatings
• nanocomposite film
• corrosion inhibitor
• surface analysis
• mechanical properties
• microstructure
• fatigue
• metallic materials
• computer modeling