Five-day Schoolon

Surface Engineering Technologies:Research and Applications (SETRA)

August 27-31, 2012

Organized by

TR Anantharaman Education and Research Foundation (TRAERF)Post Box No: 5Kanchanbagh P.O.Hyderabad - 500 058 (AP) INDIA

in association with

International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) Balapur (P.O), Hyderabad – 500 005Ph: +91-40-24457104-106, Fax: +91-40-24442699Email: setra@arci.res.in

Registration

About TRAERF

Course Directors

Faculty

The maximum number of participants will be limited to 60 due to venue constraints and to enable meaningful interaction during laboratory visits planned for each day. As such, confirmation of participation shall be on first-cum-first-served basis. Therefore, early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment.

The fee per participant is Rs.15,000 and will cover a School kit, lecture notes, daily working lunch and other refreshments. The above fee does not cover the accommodation and transport costs. However, given the remote location of ARCI, participants will be rendered all necessary help in utilizing reservations in a suitable hotel of their choice. Similarly, free transport arrangements (pickup and drop) will also be made available to and from select locations.

Last Date for receipt of registration: July 27, 2012

Prof. T.R. Anantharaman (25 November 1927 – 19 June 2009) was one of India’s pre-eminent metallurgists and materials scientists (http://www.tra-erf.org/downloads.html). TRAERF is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the cause of higher education and research in the fields of engineering, particularly metallurgical and materials engineering. Information pertaining to the Members of the Board of Trustees, who are managing the affairs of the foundation, and its objectives, can be found at www.tra-erf.org.

Faculty with considerable experience in diverse aspects of surface engineering will be drawn from ARCI, local R&D labs and Industry in Hyderabad. Experts from various institutions and industry within the country (IITs, IISc., NAL, BARC, Balzers etc.) will also be invited to lecture at the School so that the participants get widest possible exposure.

Dr. Shrikant V. Joshi D. Srinivasa RaoAssociate Director, ARCI Team Leader, CEC, ARCI

All communications to be addressed toDr. L. Rama Krishna

Convenor, SETRAInternational Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI)

Balapur (P.O.), Hyderabad – 500 005Tel.: +91-40-24452327, 24452374, 24457106Fax: +91-40-24442699, Email: setra@arci.res.in

Surface Engineering Technologies:Research and Applications (SETRA)

Importance of the School

Coverage

Who should attend

Benefits

“Surface Engineering” is a generic term used to describe the concept of modifying the surface properties of a material utilizing one of several available technologies to achieve extended durability, increased reliability or enhanced performance of degradation-prone industrial parts that routinely operate in aggressive environments. Typically, surface engineering encompasses coating and surface treatment processes that today enable virtual tailoring of surface properties of critical components to provide improved resistance against degradation due to mechanisms such as corrosion, oxidation, wear or failure under an excessive heat load, which are typically responsible for their premature failure.

The past couple of decades have witnessed particularly significant advancements in the field of engineered coatings. Novel methods for applying coatings have emerged and there have also been significant improvements in existing coating techniques, both of which have augmented the ability to deposit varied functional coatings of superior quality. Increasing automation and enhancement in part handling capability have further ensured that large/small and complex-shaped components can be easily addressed. As a consequence of the above, new applications have proliferated, leading to increased utility of the surface engineering approach by various industry segments. The School provides an excellent platform to introduce participants to the vast portfolio of surface modification technologies that can be gainfully harnessed by the industry.

The increasingly harsh environments that most modern-day components are subjected to during routine operation, in an attempt to continuously enhance efficiency and productivity, has indeed made surface engineering an integral part of the manufacturing cycle in numerous engineering industries. Notwithstanding the above, industry in the developing countries is yet to exploit the state-of-art surface modification technologies to their full potential. Therefore, the School will additionally focus on the vast application spectrum of engineered coatings to spur its industrial adoption, highlighting the well-established uses as well as emerging opportunities. The School will also dwell on some existing challenges in the field, which provide an interesting canvas for pursuing cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to address the growing demands and expectations from the industry for more durable, versatile and cost-effective coating solutions.

The School will comprehensively address diverse aspects related to surface treatment/modification as well as characterization and performance assessment of modified surfaces, as reflected in the following themes:

• Introduction to Surface Engineering• Diffusion Coatings: Carburizing, Nitriding, Nitro-carburizing, Plasma Nitriding,

Boronizing and Aluminizing

• Senior & Junior Executives • Project Managers• Maintenance & Process Engineers• Engineering Consultants• Teaching & Research Faculty of from the Academia• Materials Research Scientists/Engineers• Application Development Engineers• Surface Engineering Practitioners

• Good appreciation of surface engineering approach to meet bulk and surface property requirements

• Thorough exposure to diverse surface engineering technologies• Understanding of technology/materials’ selection criteria• Overview of tools available to characterize coated/modified surfaces • Familiarity with methods for assessing coating performance & challenges in designing

accelerated tests• Exposure to sophisticated coating, characterization and performance assessment

facilities • Introduction to a wide spectrum of well-established industrial applications• Knowledge of relevant standards• Insights into business opportunities & research challenges

• Heat Treatment, Hardening and Remelting• Weld Overlay Coatings• Thermal Spraying: Flame Spray, Wire Arc Spray, Plasma Spray, Detonation Spray, High

Velocity Oxy Fuel Spray, Cold Gas Dynamic Spray• Electrochemical Coatings: Electroplating, Pulsed Electro Deposition, Micro Arc

Oxidation• Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD)• Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD)• Sol Gel Coatings• Laser Surface Engineering• Characterization (Chemical, Structural, Mechanical)• Performance Evaluation (Abrasion, Erosion, Sliding Wear, Oxidation, Corrosion,

Thermal Cycling)

In addition to the above, different categories of functional coatings that are attracting increasing attention will also be discussed. These include the following:

• High Temperature Coatings• Solar Selective Coatings• Coatings for Cutting Tools

Separate talks devoted to business opportunities and industrial case studies related to surface engineering will also be scheduled. Visits to ensure exposure to state-of-the-art coating, characterization and performance evaluation facilities at ARCI are also planned.