Serviceable engineering components not only rely on their bulk material properties but also on the design and characteristics of their surfaces.

"God made the bulk; the surface was invented by the devil" is an often cited statement by Wolfgang Pauli (Nobel Prize in Physics 1945).

The objectives of the course are:

1. To combine chemistry, physics, and mechanical engineering with metallurgy and materials science/engineering to tailor the properties of the surfaces of engineering components so that their function and serviceability can be improved.
2. To understand the basic concepts and significance of Surface Engineering.
3. To familiarize the main types of surface modification and coating techniques.
4. To familiarize the most important thin film and coating materials (metallic or ceramic) and their applications.

1. Short history of Surface Engineering
2. Solid surfaces, Contacts between Surfaces, Prinicples of Tribology and Wear
3. Corrosion
4. Surface Modifications (Conversion of Surfaces) by:
   - mechanical
   - thermal and
   - thermo-chemical Treatments
5. Coating Deposition by:
   1) mechanical, -thermal, - thermo-mechanical, -chemical, and -electro-chemical processes
   2) Physical Vapor Depositon (PVD)
   3) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

There is no class on 26.4, 31.5, and 07.06.

Lecture accompanying exams!

It is recommended to take part on the four lecture accompanying exams. These are announced during the lecture. The final grade for teh lecture is based on these written exams.

Additionally, in accordance with the lecturer, a written or oral exam - covering the whole lecture content - will be offered as well.

The exams, written or oral, are based on the script.

A Script (in English) will be offered at the office of the Institute (9-12 and 13-17), Getreidemarkt 9 (Bauteil BE, 4. Stock).

Materials Science