Coating: A Design Element

Coating can be tailored according to your design requirement.

The surfaces of components are therefore – with different functions – of enormous significance. Coatings for the refinement of surfaces must therefore be considered in terms of their different composition and application as design elements.

If this approach is followed logically, the selection and design of coatings must be carried out in the same meticulous manner as in the case of normal machine elements.

For a coatings development process, a systematic procedure is recommended in accordance with the flow diagram shown here.

When all the boundary conditions are taken into consideration, this gives the most suitable “tailored coating” for the application.

More information about coating, Coating 101.