Adhesion is crucial for all kinds of surface coatings. This thesis will be very important for Saab to improve quality assurance and to future development of coatings.
Your role
Background
When a surface coating is applied on a surface, it is important to verify the adhesion between the coating and substrate. The adhesion of a surface coating can be tested in different ways, but the most methods are non-quantifiable. A method that can quantify the adhesion property is pull-off testing. A quantifiable method is valuable to compare adhesion of coatings and investigate different substrate pre-treatments. Pull-off testing, already used by Saab, is a potential method but the methodology needs to be developed to gain more reliable results and a broader usefulness.
Description of the master thesis
This Master Thesis aims at evaluating the use of the pull-off method as a quantifiable way to determine adhesion for different surface coatings and how sensitive the adhesion result is to variation in method parameters.
The thesis shall include a theoretical study of adhesion and the methods to verify adhesion. The student shall plan and perform pull-off adhesion testing.
Your profile
This Master Thesis is suitable for one student with interest in material testing and quality control.
You are at the end of your engineering degree and about to start your Master Thesis work for 30 HP.
This position requires that you pass a security vetting based on the current regulations around/of security protection. For positions requiring security clearance additional obligations on citizenship may apply.
What you will be a part of
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Contact information
Catarina Bergant
Manager
073-4187929
Tove Frennberg Master Thesis Supervisor
073-4467514
Kindly observe that this is an ongoing recruitment process and that the position might be filled before the closing date of the advertisement.