Surface Engineering
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 34 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
To develop expertise in advanced coating technologies with an emphasis on thermal spray, weld overlay and physical vapour deposition. Characterization methods are also included. Present models for the formation processes of coatings and how their physical properties evolve.
Unit Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe various surface coating technologies and their application in industry (K1, K5, K6, A1, A2).
2. Apply measurement techniques and carry out characterisation of industrial coated surfaces (K1, S2, S4).
3. Describe standard methods of testing of modified surfaces (K5, S2)
4. Discuss here coatings technologies are embedded within all engineering disciplines (A1, A2, A6).
5. Manage workloads throughout the unit that are keyed towards continuous assessment (A5, A6).
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (24 hours), Tutorials (10 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online Learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (N/A)
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx.120 hours)
Assessment
| Tasks and Details (Major Assessment Component) | Individual or Group | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| 1. Assignments | Individual | 20% | 1, 2, 3,4, 5 |
| 2. Mid-semester multiple choice test | Individual | 10% | 1, 2, 3 |
| 3. Project report | Individual | 25% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| 4. Final test | Individual | 35% | 1, 2, 3 |
| 5. Portfolio submission | Individual | 10% | 1, 2, 5 |
Minimum requirements to pass this Unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
· an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
· Problem solving skills
· Analysis skills
· Communication skills
· Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
· Ability to work independently
Content
· Definition of a surface and the rational for creating thin films and thick coatings.
· A review of the current patent literature highlighting processes and applications.
· Description of the thermal spray, welding, PVD processes, laser surfacing processes.
· Measurement techniques for analysing and characterizing the nature of a surface.
· Standards and proof-of-principle tests that are used for scientific and industrial qualification of modified surfaces.
· Global perspective of "surface coatings"; including economics, applications and the industrial economy.
Study resources
- References.