Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing provides international peer-reviewed coverage of all aspects of surface finishing and surface engineering, from fundamental research to in-service applications. The coverage is principally concerned with the application of surface engineering and coating technologies to enhance the properties of engineering components and assemblies. These techniques include electroplating and electroless plating and their pre- and post-treatments, thus embracing all cleaning pickling and chemical conversion processes, and also complementary processes such as anodising. Increasingly, other processes are becoming important particularly regarding surface profile, texture, opacity, contact integrity, etc. Overlay coatings frequently involve organic finishes and occasionally vapour or spray deposition. Other coating processes such as spraying and hot dipping also fall within the remit. A Bulletin section features educational and practical material, as well as providing updates on legislative and health and safety developments.

《金屬表面處理研究所學(xué)報(bào)》提供了從基礎(chǔ)研究到在役應(yīng)用的表面處理和表面工程各個(gè)方面的國(guó)際同行評(píng)審。覆蓋范圍主要涉及表面工程和涂層技術(shù)的應(yīng)用，以提高工程部件和組件的性能。這些技術(shù)包括電鍍和化學(xué)鍍及其前后處理，從而包括所有清洗、酸洗和化學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)化過(guò)程，以及陽(yáng)極化等補(bǔ)充過(guò)程。越來(lái)越多的其他過(guò)程變得越來(lái)越重要，特別是關(guān)于表面輪廓、質(zhì)地、不透明度、接觸完整性等。覆蓋涂層經(jīng)常涉及有機(jī)整理和偶爾的蒸汽或噴射沉積。其他涂層工藝，如噴涂和熱浸也屬于職責(zé)范圍。公告部分以教育和實(shí)踐材料為特色，并提供立法和健康安全發(fā)展的最新情況。