Advanced Thermal Spraying Technology
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Plasma Coatings, Surfaces & Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2024) | Viewed by 1424
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thermal spray coatings; tribology; coatings for harsh environments; cermet coatings
Interests: cold spray; thermal spray; additive manufacturing; metal coatings; metal matrix composite coatings; anti-corrosion coatings; tribological properties
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Dear Colleagues,
Thermal spray is a versatile family of deposition processes, useful to obtain coatings for several industrial applications – from naval to aeronautics and energy, and for protection from thermally harsh environments, as well as from wear and corrosion mechanisms, just to cite a few examples. Through the years, the research around process parameters, materials to be deposited and coatings characterization never ceased attracting the interest of the scientific community, meaning that such techniques still play a crucial role in the field of surface engineering. In fact, although thermal spray is a rather mainstream processing route, widely employed wherever either thermal or mechanical protection is needed, it still is a research hot topic due to its versatility and reliability.
This Special Issue aims to collect recent developments around thermal spray techniques, from the deposition process to the characterization of coatings. The topics of interest for this Special Issue, in particular, include (but are not restricted to):
- Novelties in the utilization of existing deposition processes;
- Modifications of the process parameters and configurations;
- New coatings formulations and compositions;
- Environmentally friendly processes and coatings;
- Novel applications of thermal spray coatings;
- Advancements in coatings characterization.
Dr. Lidia Baiamonte
Dr. Wen Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thermal spray processes
- thermal sprayed coatings
- coatings characterization
- wear-resistant coatings
- corrosion-resistant coatings
- thermal and environmental barrier coatings
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