CME397 - SURFACE ENGINEERING

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To study the fundamentals of surface features and different types of friction
associated with metals and non-metals
2. To study the different types of wear mechanism and its standard measurement.
3. To study the different types of corrosion and its preventive measures
4. To study the different types of surface properties and surface modification techniques
5. To study the various types of materials used in the friction and wear applications

UNIT – I SURFACES AND FRICTION

Basics of surfaces features – Roughness parameters – surface measurement - Cause of
friction- Laws of friction – Static friction – Rolling Friction – Stick-slip Phenomenon -
Friction properties of metal and non-metals – Friction in extreme conditions – Thermal
considerations in sliding contact.
UNIT – II WEAR
Laws of Wear - Types of Wear mechanism – wear debris analysis - Theoretical wear models
- Wear of metals and non-metals – International standards in friction and wear measurements
UNIT – III CORROSION
Introduction – Types of corrosion – Factors influencing corrosion – Testing of corrosion – In-
service monitoring, Simulated service, Laboratory testing – Prevention of Corrosion –
Material selection, Alteration of environment, Design, Cathodic and Anodic Protection,
Corrosion inhibitors
UNIT – IV SURFACE TREATMENTS
Surface properties – Hydrophobic – Super hydrophobic – Hydrophilic - surface metallurgy –
Surface coating Techniques – PVD – CVD – Physical CVD – Ion implantation – Surface
welding – Thermal spraying – Laser surface hardening and alloying - New trends in coating
technology – DLC – CNC – Thick coatings – Nano engineered coatings – Other coatings,
Corrosion resistant coatings
UNIT – V ENGINEERING MATERIALS
Introduction – High and low friction materials - Advanced alloys – Super alloys, Titanium
alloys, Magnesium alloys, Aluminium alloys, and Nickel based alloys – Ceramics – Polymers
– Biomaterials – Bio Tribology - Nano Tribology
OUTCOMES: At the end of the course the students would be able to
1. Describe the fundamentals of surface features and different types of friction associated
with metals and non-metals
2. Analyze the different types of wear mechanism and its standard measurement.
3. Analyze the different types of corrosion and its preventive measures
4. Analyze the different types of surface properties and surface modification techniques
5. Analyze the various types of materials used in the friction and wear applications.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. G.W.Stachowiak & A.W.Batchelor, “Engineering Tribology”, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
2. S.K.Basu, S.N.Sengupta and B.B.Ahuja ,”Fundamentals of Tribology”, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.

REFERENCES:
1. Fontana G., “Corrosion Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 1985.
2. Halling, J. (Editor), “Principles of Tribology “, MacMillian, 1984.
3. Rabinowicz.E., “Friction and Wear of materials”, John Willey &Sons,1995.
4. Williams J.A., “Engineering Tribology”, Oxford University Press, 1994.
5. Joseph R. Davis, Corrosion: Understanding the Basics, ASM International, 2000.