Undergraduate Course: Surface Engineering and Coatings 5 (MECE11018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Solid materials interact with their environment through their surface phase. Surface engineering involves the methods and techniques used to alter, characterise and test the properties of material surfaces. Coatings play a major role as they provide the means to develop robust surfaces with special properties in order to not only protect materials from environmental and operational degradation but also to develop new functionalities. Applications include: advanced tribological coatings combining low friction and wear, adhesive coatings for structural engineering, self-cleaning surfaces, antibiofouling coatings. |
| Course description |
Topics to be covered:
Surfaces: Microstructure, properties, and characterisation
Coating deposition methods: Soft and hard coatings
Coating properties and testing
Corrosion and corrosion protection
Fibre coatings (sizing)
Low friction, wear resistant coatings
Superhydrophobic coatings
Adhesives
Antibiofouling coatings
Comparisons of different surface engineering technologies; case studies
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written exam: 80 %
Coursework: 20% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and use fundamental concepts of surfaces, interfaces and coatings to create engineering solutions to related industrial needs;
- Analyse and critically assess surface engineering problems;
- Understand and apply the methods used in the development and use of coating technology;
- Appreciate cutting-edge research in the area of surface engineering and coatings;
- Use surface engineering methods and coating technologies to investigate new and emerging technologies.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Surfaces,Interfaces,Materials,Coatings,Films,Engineering,Microstructure,Adhesion,Friction,Tribology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Vasileios Koutsos
Tel: (0131 6)50 8704
Email: Vasileios.Koutsos@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr James Foster
Tel: (0131 6)51 3562
Email: James.Foster@ed.ac.uk |
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