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Recent Developments in Surface Engineering
Technology
Tuesday, 24th November 2009
BOC Gases, The Fabrication Technology Centre, Lower Walsall Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 2EP
Surface Engineering utilises a wide range of technologies to modify the surfaces of materials and components and thereby improve performance, service life, aesthetic appearance or economics of production. The processes involved, frequently known as surface treatments, confer surface properties that are different from the bulk properties.
The choice of a surface treatment, to achieve appropriate wear, corrosion and fatigue resistance and desired thermal, optical, magnetic and electrical properties, is crucial to functionality. Although the surface treatment is often a coating of one or more different materials, thermal or mechanical treatment of the substrate surface material can also be highly beneficial.
Surface coatings are also often used where it is impractical or uneconomical to manufacture components from a bulk material simply to utilise surface properties. The coated product conserves scarce material resources, performs better than the original and is often cheaper to produce.
The increasing technical and economic importance of surface engineering and rising environmental pressures continue to result in developments in surface engineering technology. This seminar intends to present advances in surface engineering processes from those such as physical vapour deposition, used to produce very thin coatings, to thermal spraying, which produces relatively thick layers. Recent developments in multi-layer coatings will also be presented. The properties and industrial potential of novel surface coatings will be highlighted.
For further details please contact the Secretary, Dr Andrew Cole on 08448 046898 or email info@tssea.org.
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Click here for Provisional Agenda
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