Aluminum alloys (Al) produced by fusion-based additive manufacturing techniques exhibit limited strength due to undesirable grain growth, porosity, and thermal […]
Category: DPV
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Solid Shroud in Multi-arc Plasma Spraying
Plasma spraying is characterized by high flexibility, but has challenges of high energy consumption and oxidation of the metallic spray […]
Using optical emission spectroscopy in atmospheric conditions to track the inflight reduction of plasma sprayed TiO2−x feedstock for thermoelectric applications
Thermal spray deposition (specifically Atmospheric Plasma Spraying, APS) is a well-established surface coating technology with a broad scope of applications […]
Modeling Parameters for Finite Element Simulation of Residual Stress in Cold Spray and the Stress Evolution and Distribution
Residual stress is an important factor that affects the properties of cold spray coatings. The study performed 2D single-, 3D […]
Atmospheric Plasma Spraying of Different MgO/Al2O3 Feedstocks
Nine commercial and experimental powders from the MgO/Al2O3 system have been investigated in the present project. The composition ranged from […]
Deposition, Microstructure and Thermal Cycling Performance of Strain-Tolerant Thermal Barrier Coatings
Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with high thermal strain tolerance and erosion resistance are strongly desired in gas turbine engines. Air […]
Development of an Expert System for Prediction of Deposition Efficiency in Plasma Spraying
Deposition efficiency (DE) serves as a key performance indicator in plasma spraying, which is tailored by dozens of intrinsic and […]
Cold Gas Dynamic Spray Impact: Metallic Bonding PreRequisites and Experimental Particle In-Flight Temperature Measurements
The impact phenomena of high velocity micron-size particles, although commonly considered and described as detrimental in numerous engineering applications, can […]
Effect of Powder Particle Size and Spray Parameters on the Ni/Al Reaction During Plasma Spraying of Ni-Al Composite Powders
It was known for long that Ni-Al composite powders can be used to deposit self-bonding coating as a bond coat […]