Surface Engineering, 7.5 credits

After completing the course the student shall have knowledge and understanding of:

• Why surface engineering is necessary
• The range of surface properties that can be engineered and benefits that can be derived in industrial and everyday environments
• The large number of surface modification techniques that are available
• The routine methods that are available to characterize engineered surfaces
• Test methods to evaluate the basic properties of the modified surface
• The broad spectrum of case studies spanning diverse surface engineering techniques / component functions / industries

After completing the course the student shall have achieved competence and skills in:

• Implementing a suitable technique to modify/improve surface properties
• Evaluating the basic properties of the modified surface

After completing the course the student shall be able to

• Judge the differences and similarities between various surface modification techniques
• Critically approach the selection of surface modification techniques for a certain