Developing a disciplined approach to standardizing special processes and introducing new technologies is key to eliminating defects in thermal spray applications.

Stony Brook celebrates a milestone by reflecting on its Center for Thermal Spray Research from the early years of growth and expansion to the development of an industrial consortium.

Triboglide coatings offer enhanced wear resistance in applications like air foil bearings, actuators, and wear components where oil-based lubrication is scarce. They exhibit excellent wear and friction properties compared to other commercially available coatings.

New thermal and cold spray technologies are being developed to extend the lifespan of thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems at elevated temperatures. This article describes the relevant attributes of coating technologies such as high velocity air fuel, high velocity air plasma spray, and high pressure cold spray for use in TBC systems.

For those who are active within the thermal spray industry, 2017 offered a dramatic mix of jubilation and concern over conditions within the global thermal spray market. This article briefly reviews some of the market factors influencing the industry in 2017 and future outlook.

Efforts are underway in every sector of the scientic community to explore and develop possible strategies and solutions to counter sea level rise and climate change. Near-term materials science implications include improvements to corrosion-resistant materials and coatings.

Thermal spray plays an important but latent role in many energy generation applications. Strong R&D commitment is required to further expand its technological envelope. This article addresses future directions in the use of thermal spray coating technologies in the energy sector.

This article describes a new document on methods to test the bond strength of thermal spray coatings that was developed and released by the ASM Thermal Spray Society Accepted Practices Committee on Metallography. This practice clarifies details of ASTM C633 requirements and provides examples of best practices confirmed by hundreds of tests performed wordwide

Thermal spraying is being incorporated into more manufacturing processes where its primary role is to deposit a layer of material or a free-standing structure that has a functional, rather than a passive, role. Examples include thermally sprayed membranes, electrodes, antennas, thermocouples, inductors, and electrical contacts.

This article provides a brief review of thermal spray technology along with examples of where and how it used in steelmaking equipment and operations.

Thermal spray technology is increasingly being used in alternative energy applications such as solid-oxide fuel cells, solar panels, and wind and hydropower turbines.

This article presents a brief overview of thermally sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) used in gas turbines that generate electrical power.

This article discusses some of the newer thermal barrier coating materials being considered for use in gasified coal-based turbines and how they compare with conventional materials in terms of bond coat oxidation and topcoat damage due to particle erosion and molten ash deposits.

The absence of standards and a common vocabulary are an obstacle when it comes to evaluating the structure of thermal spray coatings. However, proper sectioning and mounting of metallographic specimens helps ensure that the images obtained accurately reflect the coating structure and the information that can be derived from it.

Thermal-spray and solution-based synthesized coatings offer improved efficiency and durability than currently used coatings in concentrating solar power receiver applications.

A multicomponent thermal spray coating system resists pick-up of contaminants that can cause flaws on heat treated strip surface.