Surface Technology and Tribology

Education facts

Code: MTAD19

A reduction of friction and wear leads to an increase in life of components and savings in money, energy and raw materials. Tribology is the science of friction, wear and lubrication. This course discusses tribology in industrial applications from a materials perspective. The properties of the interacting surfaces are crucial to the performance of a tribosystem and different surface treatments are used to solve tribological problems. Some commonly used surface treatments are therefore also included in the course.

Entry requirements

Registered for Materials Engineering, 7.5 ECTS credits, Deformation and Failure, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Materials Characterisation, 7.5 ECTS credits, plus upper secondary level English 6, or equivalent

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Surface Technology and Tribology

  Karlstad University

  Karlstad

  Start date: 9 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 50 %