The talk aims to cover the latest developments in an environmentally-friendly plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) ceramic coating technology for light metals. It will present the benefits of the high performance coatings in terms of corrosion, wear and thermal protection; protection against cold welding, thermal management and low reflectance. Results from various space qualification tests, corrosion and wear data are presented. Success stories on flight missions for NASA, ESA, JAXA and Airbus works will be discussed. Attempts on comparisons with some other oxide coatings such as thermal spray and anodising will be made. Coating applications including automotive, aerospace, oil & gas, biomedical and semiconductor will be briefly touched upon.
About the speaker
Professor Suman Shrestha
Keronite International Ltd (now part of Curtiss-Wright)
Shrestha is VP of Applications Engineering at Keronite Ltd (part of Curtiss-Wright) with over 20 years of experience on plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). Prior to Keronite, Shrestha extensively worked on a wide range of thermal and cold spray systems at TWI. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds, Industrial Advisory Board member for the University of Leeds and Manchester Metropolitan University and is also on the Editorial Board of ‘Surface Engineering’ and ‘Tribology – Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces’ Journals. He is a Chartered Engineer; Chartered Scientist; Fellow, IOM3 and Fellow, IMechE. Shrestha was, twice, recipient of Nepal’s highest educational decoration ‘Order of the Mahendra Vidyabhushan Medal’ from His late Majesty King Birendra.
