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Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
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Contents
Editorial
Basil R. Marple, Arvind Agarwal, Margaret M. Hyland, Yuk-Chiu Lau,
Chang-Jiu Li, Rogerio S. Lima, and Ghislain Montavon ..........................................................1
Peer Reviewed
Improving Powder Injection in Plasma Spraying by Optical Diagnostics
of the Plasma and Particle Characterization
Georg Mauer, Robert Vaßen, Detlev Stöver, Stefan Kirner, José-Luis Marqués, Stephan
Zimmermann, Günter Forster, and Jochen Schein.....................................................................3
Velocity Diagnostics for Gas Velocity Distributions in Cold Gas and
Plasma Spraying Using Non-Resonant Laser Scattering
Sebastian Lange, Marco Sieber, Günter Forster, José Luis Marqués-López,
Jochen Schein, and Christian J. Kähler....................................................................................12
Modeling of the Plasma Flow and Anode Region Inside a Direct Current Plasma Gun
Rodolphe Bolot, Christian Coddet, Alain Allimant, and Dominique Billières .......................21
Improvement of Plasma Spray Torch Stability by Controlling Pressure and Voltage
Dynamic Coupling
V. Rat and J. F. Coudert............................................................................................................28
Predicting the Thermal Conductivity of AlSi/Polyester Abradable Coatings:
Effects of the Numerical Method
Rodolphe Bolot, Jean-Louis Seichepine, Jiang Hao Qiao, and Christian Coddet.........................39
Effect of Substrate Temperature and Ambient Pressure on Heat Transfer
at Interface Between Molten Droplet and Substrate Surface
M. Fukumoto, K. Yang, K. Tanaka, T. Usami, T. Yasui, and M. Yamada...............................48
Flattening and Cooling of Millimeter- and Micrometer-Sized Alumina Drops
S. Goutier, M. Vardelle, J. C. Labbe, and P. Fauchais .............................................................59
Influence of the Surface State on the Adherence of the Coating: Case of an Alumina
Coating Plasma Sprayed on SiC Composites
S. Costil, S. Lukat, C. Verdy, and C. Coddet...........................................................................68
Relationships Between Process Parameters, Microstructure, and Adhesion
Strength of HVOF Sprayed IN718 Coatings
Christophe Lyphout, Per Nylén, and Lars Östergren...............................................................76
Phase Composition and Microstructural Responses of Graded Mullite/YSZ Coatings
Under Water Vapor Environments
E. Garcia, J. Mesquita-Guimarães, P. Miranzo, M. I. Osendi, C. V. Cojocaru,
Y. Wang, C. Moreau, and R. S. Lima ......................................................................................83
Elastic Modulus Evolution and Behavior of Si/Mullite/BSAS-Based Environmental
Barrier Coatings Exposed to High Temperature in Water Vapor Environment
C. V. Cojocaru, S. E. Kruger, C. Moreau, and R. S. Lima ......................................................92
Mechanical Behavior of Air Plasma-Sprayed YSZ Functionally Graded
Mullite Coatings Investigated via Instrumented Indentation
C. V. Cojocaru, Y. Wang, C. Moreau, R. S. Lima, J. Mesquita-Guimarães,
E. Garcia, P. Miranzo, and M. I. Osendi ................................................................................100
Next Generation Thermal Barrier Coatings for the Gas Turbine Industry
Nicholas Curry, Nicolaie Markocsan, Xin-Hai Li, Aurélien Tricoire, and Mitch Dorfman.........108
Cover photo: SEM micrographs depicting cold sprayed titanium coating cross-sections and
the corresponding coating top views produced with N2. (a, d) 30 bar / 300°C at 608 m/s,
(b, e) 40 bar / 800°C at 805 m/s, and with He (c, f) 40 bar / 350°C at 1173 m/s. (Photographer:
Michel Thibodeau.) For more information, see the article entitled “Influence of Helium and
Nitrogen Gases on the Properties of Cold Gas Dynamic Sprayed Pure Titanium Coatings”, by
Wilson Wong, Eric Irissou, Anatoly N. Ryabinin, Jean-Gabriel Legoux, and Stephen Yue,
pp. 213–226 in this issue.
Volume 20(1–2) January 2011
Columnar-Structured Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) by Thin Film
Low-Pressure Plasma Spraying (LPPS-TF)
Andreas Hospach, Georg Mauer, Robert Vaßen, and Detlev Stöver .....................................116
Effect of Chemical Compositions and Surface Morphologies of MCrAlY
Coating on Its Isothermal Oxidation Behavior
Yong Li, Chang-Jiu Li, Qiang Zhang, Lu-Kuo Xing, and Guan-Jun Yang...........................121
The Oxidation Behavior of TBC with Cold Spray CoNiCrAlY Bond Coat
W. R. Chen, E. Irissou, X. Wu, J.-G. Legoux, and B. R. Marple ..........................................132
High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of UHTC Coatings for Thermal
Protection of Re-Entry Vehicles
G. Pulci, M. Tului, J. Tirillò, F. Marra, S. Lionetti, and T. Valente.......................................139
Preparation of Nanocomposite GDC/LSCF Cathode Material for IT-SOFC
by Induction Plasma Spraying
Yan Shen, Veronica Alexandra B. Almeida, and François Gitzhofer ....................................145
The Structure and Properties of Plasma Sprayed Iron Oxide Doped Manganese
Cobalt Oxide Spinel Coatings for SOFC Metallic Interconnectors
Jouni Puranen, Juha Lagerbom, Leo Hyvärinen, Mikko Kylmälahti,
Olli Himanen, Mikko Pihlatie, Jari Kiviaho, and Petri Vuoristo...........................................154
Influence of Deposition Temperature on the Microstructures and Properties of
Plasma-Sprayed Al2O3 Coatings
Shun Hao, Chang-Jiu Li, and Guan-Jun Yang .......................................................................160
Structural, Mechanical and Erosion Properties of Yttrium Oxide Coatings by Axial
Suspension Plasma Spraying for Electronics Applications
Junya Kitamura, Zhaolin Tang, Hiroaki Mizuno, Kazuto Sato, and Alan Burgess.......................170
Design of Experiment Analysis of the Sulzer Metco DJ High Velocity
Oxy-Fuel Coating of Hydroxyapatite for Orthopedic Applications
S. Hasan and J. Stokes ...........................................................................................................186
Comparative Study of the Electrical Properties and Characteristics of
Thermally Sprayed Alumina and Spinel Coatings
Filofteia-Laura Toma, Stefan Scheitz, Lutz-Michael Berger, Viktar Sauchuk, Mihails
Kusnezoff, and Sven Thiele ...................................................................................................195
Influence of NH4Cl Powder Addition for Fabrication of Aluminum Nitride
Coating in Reactive Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process
Mohammed Shahien, Motohiro Yamada, Toshiaki Yasui, and Masahiro Fukumoto......................205
Influence of Helium and Nitrogen Gases on the Properties of Cold Gas
Dynamic Sprayed Pure Titanium Coatings
Wilson Wong, Eric Irissou, Anatoly N. Ryabinin, Jean-Gabriel Legoux, and Stephen Yue ......213
Characterization of High-Temperature Abrasive Wear of Cold-Sprayed FeAl
Intermetallic Compound Coating
Chang-Jiu Li, Hong-Tao Wang, Guan-Jun Yang, and Chong-Gao Bao ................................227
Influence of Impact Angle and Gas Temperature on Mechanical Properties of
Titanium Cold Spray Deposits
K. Binder, J. Gottschalk, M. Kollenda, F. Gärtner, and T. Klassen .......................................234
Influence of Pre-Heated Al 6061 Substrate Temperature on the Residual Stresses of
Multipass Al Coatings Deposited by Cold Spray
Silvano Rech, Andrea Trentin, Simone Vezzù, Jean-Gabriel Legoux, Eric Irissou, and
Mario Guagliano.....................................................................................................................243
Investigation of Impact Behavior of Cold-Sprayed Large Annealed Copper
Particles and Characterization of Coatings
Wenya Li, Xueping Guo, Min Yu, Hanlin Liao, and Christian Coddet.................................252
Corrosion Behavior of Cold Sprayed Titanium Coatings and Free Standing Deposits
T. Hussain, D. G. McCartney, P. H. Shipway, and T. Marrocco............................................260
Consolidation of Al2O3/Al Nanocomposite Powder by Cold Spray
Dominique Poirier, Jean-Gabriel Legoux, Robin A. L. Drew, and Raynald Gauvin ......................275
Effect of Ceramic Particle Velocity on Cold Spray Deposition of Metal-Ceramic Coatings
A. Sova, V. F. Kosarev, A. Papyrin, and I. Smurov ...............................................................285
Formation of Cold-Sprayed Ceramic Titanium Dioxide Layers on Metal Surfaces
J.-O. Kliemann, H. Gutzmann, F. Gärtner, H. Hübner, C. Borchers, and T. Klassen ......................292
Metallization of Thin Al2O3 Layers in Power Electronics Using Cold Gas Spraying
Kerstin-Raffaela Donner, Frank Gaertner, and Thomas Klassen...........................................299
Effect of Using Liquid Feedstock in a High Pressure Cold Spray Nozzle
E. Farvardin, O. Stier, V. Lüthen, and A. Dolatabadi ............................................................307
Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of an Arc Sprayed WC-FeCSiMn Coating:
Compression, Bending, and Tension Behavior
W. Tillmann and J. Nebel.......................................................................................................317
Volume 20(1–2) January 2011
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of an Arc-Sprayed WC-FeCSiMn Coating:
Nanoindentation and Simulation
W. Tillmann, B. Klusemann, J. Nebel, and B. Svendsen.......................................................328
Microstructures of Metallic NiCrBSi Coatings Manufactured via Hybrid
Plasma Spray and In Situ Laser Remelting Process
Nicolas Serres, Françoise Hlawka, Sophie Costil, Cécile Langlade, and Frédérique Machi..........336
Microstructure and Electrochemical Behavior of Fe-Based Amorphous Metallic
Coatings Fabricated by Atmospheric Plasma Spraying
Z. Zhou, L. Wang, D. Y. He, F. C. Wang, and Y. B. Liu .......................................................344
Characteristics of Cu Film Deposited Using VLPPS
N. Zhang, F. Sun, L. Zhu, C. Verdy, M. P. Planche, H. Liao, C. Dong, and C. Coddet........351
Thermophysical and Microstructural Studies on Thermally Sprayed Tungsten
Carbide-Cobalt Coatings
Sven Thiele, Kerstin Sempf, Klaus Jaenicke-Roessler, Lutz-Michael Berger,
and Jörg Spatzier ....................................................................................................................358
Structure and Tribological Characteristics of HVOF Coatings Sprayed from Powder
Blends of Cr3C2-25NiCr and NiCrBSi Alloy
A. Määttä, U. Kanerva, and P. Vuoristo.................................................................................366
Improved Hardfacing for Drill Bits and Drilling Tools
Albert Sue, Harry Sreshta, and Bao He Qiu ..........................................................................372
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