The cold spray (CS) process has gained momentum as an additive manufacturing technology, due to its low processing temperatures. Computational […]


The cold spray (CS) process has gained momentum as an additive manufacturing technology, due to its low processing temperatures. Computational […]

The application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in cold spray (CS) provides valuable information about material deformation and stress distribution. […]

Shot peening is a well-established surface treatment that is widely used in industry for improvement of fatigue performance of metal […]

Thermal spray metallic coatings usually present a lamellar structure with limited lamellar interface bonding due to inevitable oxidation involved. Such […]

Finite element (FE) simulation of shot peening has been widely applied to investigate the influence of the shot peening parameters […]

Aircraft gas turbine blades operate in aggressive, generally oxidizing, atmospheres. A solution to mitigate the degradation and improve the performance […]

Shot peening of turbine disk engines is performed in the aerospace industry in order to enhance fatigue life. This surface […]

Ceramic shots are used in a large range of industrial peening applications, such as automotive suspension springs, transmission gears, aluminium […]

Developing coatings for specific applications involves several challenges, including the formation of defects and undesired chemical reactions during spraying, both […]