Dear Colleagues,

Recent theoretical and experimental developments in the electrochemistry of materials are among the most highly exploited research areas in the field of corrosion science and engineering. This has been primarily spurred by the need for durability in demanding environmental conditions in the aerospace, medical, automotive, and chemical industries as well as in oil and gas technologies. Driven by the current state of knowledge of corrosion prevention mechanisms, the need to maintain structural material integrity and reliability assets under harsh environments, and a renewed impetus towards durability of new nanostructured coating systems, we have seen a huge increase in experimental and theoretical activities.

The manufacture, design, and assessment of high-performance nanostructured materials that are either electroactive (e.g., metals, graphene, carbon nanotubes, conductive polymers, etc.), are capable of serving as physical protection layers (organic polymers, composites materials, ceramic materials, etc.), or both provides unprecedented functionality and opportunities for multifunctional coatings protecting metallic structures (steels, stainless steels, aluminum, and magnesium).

This Special Issue will serve as a forum for papers on the following themes:
the latest developments in test methods that consider the interplay between mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical interactions and the ability to predict performance and/or reliability, with a particular emphasis on valid, accelerated performance tests and the relationship between testing technique and field performance data.

Theoretical approaches to predict the performance of new metallic alloys, multifunctional coating properties, and performance, durability, and reliability in service environments, as well as the effect of advanced manufacturing processes and surface treatments on the corrosion behavior of materials via additive manufacturing or any classic route for materials processing are also of great interest..

High-resolution techniques enabling the characterization or quantification on small scales (Nanoscale and beyond) are important to validate any theoretical calculation or hypothesis.

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Michailidis
Prof. Dr. Homero Castaneda
Guest Editors

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• Extreme environments
• Performance theoretical studies
• Reliability coatings
• Damage evolution of coatings
• Manufacturing processes.