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Undergraduate Course: Surface Engineering and Coatings 5 (MECE11018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummarySolid 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written exam: 80 %
Coursework: 20%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand and use fundamental concepts of surfaces, interfaces and coatings to create engineering solutions to related industrial needs;
  2. Analyse and critically assess surface engineering problems;
  3. Understand and apply the methods used in the development and use of coating technology;
  4. Appreciate cutting-edge research in the area of surface engineering and coatings;
  5. Use surface engineering methods and coating technologies to investigate new and emerging technologies.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSurfaces,Interfaces,Materials,Coatings,Films,Engineering,Microstructure,Adhesion,Friction,Tribology
Contacts
Course organiserProf Vasileios Koutsos
Tel: (0131 6)50 8704
Email: Vasileios.Koutsos@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr James Foster
Tel: (0131 6)51 3562
Email: James.Foster@ed.ac.uk
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