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Surface Engineering Solutions
Wednesday, 31st October 2007 commencing 9.30 for 10.00 am
Beaumanor Hall, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough
Surface Engineering embraces processes that modify the surfaces of components to improve service performance and life, aesthetic appearance or economics of production. The processes, often 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 a different material, thermal or mechanical treatment of the substrate 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 may well be cheaper to produce.
The increasing technical and economic importance of surface engineering and increasing environmental pressures continues to result in the development of novel surface coatings and processes. This seminar intends to present developments in the properties and applications of surface coatings, from ultra thin deposits produced by physical vapour deposition to relatively thick layers achieved by thermal spraying. Process developments, including advances in shot peening and thermal spraying, will be highlighted. Recent advances and the industrial potential of emerging processes such as cold spray will also be considered.
For further details please contact the Secretary, Dr Andrew Cole on 0870 760 5203 or email info@tssea.org.
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