The concept of plasma is central to many scientific and engineering disciplines—from the
design of neon advertisement lights to fusion physics. Plasmas vary from low density, slight …

Publisher Summary Plasma spraying is a process in which finely divided metallic and
nonmetallic materials are deposited in a molten or semi-molten state on a prepared …

Plasma spray deposition is one of the most important technologies available for producing
the high–performance surfaces required by modern industry. Over the past 25 years, there …

This review article marks the silver jubilee of plasma spraying. It is obvious that knowledge
about spraying has progressed more by experimental tricks than by scientific approach. This …

Plasma spraying is often assumed to be a mature technology in which all the important
phenomena have been observed and described adequately. However, the intricate …

Future coating developments for high–temperature gas turbine components is a topic which
encompasses both material and process developments. The materials for use at high …

Over the past two decades, thermal spraying of metallic, ceramic and composite coatings
has emerged as a powerful tool for surface engineering, with many new applications and …

Plasma spraying encompasses a variety of surface engineering processes by which solid
materials (wire, rods, powder particles) are heated by a plasma jet, melted and propelled …

By its nature, plasma spraying is a rapid solidification process in which finely powdered
material injected into a plasma jet is almost instantly melted and propelled with high velocity …

The present understanding of the plasma-sprayed coating formation process is reviewed.
The development of porosity, and the very fine voids formed by incomplete inter-splat …