Surface Engineering

The branch of materials science known as surface engineering focuses on the surface of solid matter. It can be used in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemistry particularly in relation to semiconductor manufacturing. A surface-covered bulk substance makes up solids. The surface phase is the boundary that surrounds the bulk substance. It serves as a connection point to the surroundings. The bulk phase refers to the main component of a solid. A solid's surface phase engages in interactions with its surroundings. Over time, this contact may cause the surface phase to deteriorate. Wear, corrosion, fatigue, and creep are some of the environmental factors that might eventually cause the surface phase to degrade. To slow down the deterioration over time, surface engineering entails changing the surface phase's characteristics. Making the surface durable in the environment it will be utilised in achieves this. It offers an affordable material for sturdy design. A range of issues, including plating methods, nano and emerging technologies, surface engineering, characterisation, and testing, illustrate the diversity of the discipline of surface engineering.