This paper contains a review of the most vital concepts regarding the analysis and design of
film systems. Various techniques have been presented to analyse and predict the failure of …

Corrosion significantly affects the performance and durability of any material and as such is
an important determining factor in critical industries like marine, aerospace, aircraft and …

Vapor condensation is a crucial phenomenon governing the efficiency of many processes. In
particular, dropwise condensation on hydrophobic thin films (≈ 100 nm‐thick) has the …

Coating is one of the most effective measures to protect metallic materials from corrosion.
Various types of coatings such as metallic, ceramic and polymer coatings have been …

A study has been presented on pitting corrosion on internal walls of automotive exhaust
muffler due to exhaust gas condensation. The problem mainly exists in the rear section of …

Perhydropolysilazane (PHPS) is a polymer with [–SiH 2–NH–] n repeating units. By pyrolysis
with PHPS as a precursor, highly adhesive and protective silicon oxynitride (SiON)-based …

This paper presents a study of delamination of coating with micro-cracks under compressive
residual stress coupled with diffusion induced stress. Micro-cracks in coating provide a …

Among the various strategies implemented to improve the integrity of metallic structures,
polymer coatings have emerged as a compelling choice due to their capacity to offer cost …

The effect of residual and diffusion-induced stresses on corrosion at the interface of coating
and substrate has been analyzed within a multidisciplinary approach, ie, material science …

A comprehensive model has been developed to predict uniform corrosion rate of structural
steel under the effect of low pH conditions for example, acid rain. Acid rain is mainly caused …