The effects of pore sizes, shapes, and orientations on the mechanical properties of thermally
sprayed ceramic coatings are investigated. The analysis is conducted using detailed finite …

Effective anisotropic elastic stiffnesses and thermal conductivities of the plasma sprayed
ceramic coating are calculated in terms of the relevant microstructural parameters. The …

Recent studies on the mechanical compliance measurements of plasma‐sprayed ceramic
coatings have revealed anelastic response, ie the stress–strain relations are nonlinear and …

A study of Hertzian contact damage in plasma‐sprayed alumina‐based ceramic coatings on
steel substrates has been made. Presectioned specimens are used to identify subsurface …

Hertzian indentation testing is used to generate contact damage in plasma sprayed ceramic
coatings on metal substrates. Two basic ceramic/metal coating/substrate systems are …

Quantitative microstructural analyses of thermally sprayed coatings are reviewed. Then a
ceramic plasma-sprayed coating is analysed using light microscopy and image analysis …

The potential benefits of a thermal barrier coating on the heated side of diesel or turbine
components are well documented, and this as well as other applications of ceramics in heat …

This article focuses on micromechanics-based models that explicitly express the elastic and
conductive properties of plasma-sprayed ceramic coatings in terms of relevant …

A double‐cantilever‐beam (DCB) method for determining critical strain energy release rate
(GIc) values from plasma‐sprayed coatings is described in detail. This approach, involving …

The transversely isotropic elastic moduli of plasma-sprayed coatings are calculated in terms
of microstructural parameters. The dominant features of the porous space are identified as …