Industrial Coatings (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student knows the physical and chemical fundamentals of electroplating and autocatalytic plating. He/she knows the constitution of the most common plating baths and the task of each component. The student knows the equipment and function of plating lines. The student is able to plan how components should be plated and can define the relevant parameters. He/she knows the operations of electroplating lines. The student is able to measure the coating thickness with relevant methods.

The student can describe how coatings are formed from the vapour phase. He or she can define the factors affecting the coating properties. He or she can outline the most common vapour-phase deposition methods. The student can present the potential applications and the limitations of vapour-phase deposition.

The student is able to describe the methods of thermal spraying and is able to determine the factors that affect the properties of the coating. The student is able to present the common applications of thermal spray coatings and their limitations.

Content

1. The physical and chemical fundamentals of surface engineering
2. The most common plating and coating methods
3. Plating shops
4. Industrial painting shops
5. Methods of vapour-phase deposition
6. Planning and operations of plating and coating lines
7. Analysis of plating baths
8. Methods and applications of thermal spraying

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1. The student is able to define the factors affecting the coating thickness and quality.
2. The student is able to identify the most common coating and plating methods and constitution of plating baths.
3. The student is able to select right parameters as guided and pick out the right tools and select the proper coating thickness measurement method.
4. The student can present the basic differences between different coating methods.
5. The student is able to name the methods of vapour-phase deposition and thermal spraying.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

1. The student is able to explain the factors affecting the coating process and coating properties.
2. The student is able to choose the most common coating methods and applicable plating baths.
3. The student is able to carry out a plating process and choose suitable equipment and chemicals for that.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

1. The student is able to study the factors affecting the plating process.
2. The student is able to plan a process for desired plating.
3. The student is able to plan a plating line

Qualifications

Engineering Chemistry
Fundamentals of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3