Coatings for Harsh Environments

The operation of numerous components that are critical to safety in industries around the world relies on protective coatings. These coatings often allow process equipment to serve a purpose in environments well beyond the operational limit of the uncoated components. Durability ease of application repairability reliability and long-term performance of such coatings are all key to their application. Therefore this book Coatings for Harsh Environments is devoted to research and review articles on the metallic non-metallic and composite coatings used in aggressive environments. In particular the topics of interest include but are not limited to: coatings for high temperature and molten salt applications; thermal spray and cold spray coatings for aggressive environments; corrosion wear and cavitation resistant coatings; coatings for mitigating marine corrosion; coatings for chemical and petrochemical plants; thermal barrier coatings.