Course description
This three-day course will provide an understanding of the role that surfaces play in materials behaviour of thin film and coating systems. Sessions will review concepts of surface engineering for multiple applications and how this may be used to optimise and influence the product life cycle.
The course covers the deposition and characterisation of functional coatings and thin films, focussing on coatings for aerospace and the influence of surface engineering on the product life cycle. Deposition methods, physical vapour deposition, chemical vapour deposition, electron beam PVD, electroplating, and plasma spraying will be covered.
Integrating both theory with lab practice should ensure a greater understanding and appreciation of the concepts for application.The fundamentals of this course cover practical deposition and characterisation of functional coatings and thin films for multiple applications such as mechanical, biomedical, catalytic, electronic and power generation using a large variety of deposition methods (physical vapour deposition, chemical vapour deposition, sol-gel, electron beam PVD, electroplating, and plasma spraying).
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Newcomers, engineers, and managers who use - or see a future for - coatings technology in their industry. Individuals involved in research and development seeking to broaden their expertise. No previous knowledge of coating techniques is required, but an engineering or technical background is helpful.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
- Expanded knowledge of engineering PVD, CVD, electrochemical and plasma spray coating processes, and their applications.
- Awareness of alternative coating technologies and the advantages they offer.
- Understanding of how coatings are designed into products, and how their performance may be assessed and improved.
- Opportunity to meet experts from different engineering coatings fields.
On successful completion of this short course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of surface engineering applied to a product lifecycle.
- Have a greater awareness of alternative coating technologies and the advantages they offer.
- Understanding of how coatings are designed into products, validated, and how their performance may be assessed and improved.
- An appreciation of future materials sustainability and process technologies.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Surface engineering; including surface characterisation using SEM, FIB, XRD, nano-indentation, AFM, XPS, scratch testing, RFDA, optical methods such as FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis spectroscopy.
- Coatings rechnology; E-beam PVD, thermal evaporation, CVD, electroplating, and plasma spraying.
Course delivery details
Course structure
Lectures covering deposition, analytical techniques, coatings design and industrial case studies. Analytical demonstrations and surface preparation required for microscopy will be undertaken, as well as tours of our laboratory facilities.
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