Critical Overview of Coatings Technology for Metal Matrix Composites

• DOI: 10.1007/s40735-019-0305-x
• Publication Date: 2019-11-25T19:02:47Z
• Authors: Dipen Kumar Rajak; Pratiksha H. Wagh; Pradeep L. Menezes; Anisha Chaudhary; Ravinder Kumar
• Keywords: Abrasion (mechanical)

In recent years, coating technology has come into existence to fulfil the industrial demands. The coated product must be capable of operating in the extreme environment to face the various challenges posed by friction, corrosion, fatigue, temperature, erosion, and abrasion. The coating is applied to protect metallic surfaces to make sure lifelong safety for the performance of the product. Presently, there is a strong need to develop the advance and smart coating technology for corrosion protection for various applications. Thus, this review highlights the advance in coating technologies and their processes by considering their importance for corrosion protection of metal in all-around technical applications. Various coating techniques, such as thermal spray, electrochemical deposition, spark plasma sintering, along with state of the art technologies were discussed. Special attention is dedicated to analyzing the process and to enhance properties, such as mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, etc. A study of many conventional and recent surface modification techniques of composite material are reviewed and presented in this article.