Fig. 8 Fracture surface of a plasma spray coating. Original magnification: 3000× More

Fig. 9 Schematic showing the buildup of a plasma spray coating. Molten particles spread out and splatter as they strike the target, initially locking onto the irregularities of the roughened surface and then interlocking with one another. Voids result as the growing deposit traps air. In some More

Fig. 12 Scanning electron micrograph of fractured surface of plasma spray coating showing columnar grains More

Fig. 26 Spalling of a plasma sprayed coating as a result of poor surface preparation prior to the application of the coating More

Fig. 26 Air plasma spray metal coating microstructures showing oxidation levels. (a) High oxygen level in NiAl coating. (b) Typical gas level in 80Ni/20Cr coating More

Fig. 7 Plasma spray-physical vapor deposition coating exhibiting an ~190 μm (7.5 mils) thick columnar structure and an ~15 to 20 μm (0.6 to 0.8 mil) thick sealing top layer. Source: Ref 42 More

Fig. 3 Plasma-sprayed titanium bond coat and top hydroxyapatite (HA) coating on carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CF-PEEK) acetabular cup. Courtesy of Elsevier Ltd. Source: Ref 7 More

Fig. 6 Acetabular component coated with a porous, plasma-sprayed titanium coating More

Fig. 27 Optimal air-plasma-sprayed metallic coating microstructure, Tribaloy 400. Courtesy of Praxair TAFA (formerly Miller Thermal) More

Fig. 6 Thin section of a vacuum-plasma-sprayed nickel-base alloy coating (Metco 700) as observed by transmission electron microscopy. The microstructure displays fine, equiaxed, recrystallized grains. RG, recrystallized grains; AT, annealing twins More

Fig. 1 Plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coating in as-received condition. Original magnification: 200× More

Fig. 2 Plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coating shown in Fig. 1 after repreparing (regrinding and repolishing). Original magnification: 200× More

Fig. 3 Plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coating shown in Fig. 2 after second regrind/repolish. Original magnification: 200× More

Fig. 4 High-energy plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coating prepared similarly to the coating shown in Fig. 2 . Original magnification: 200× More

Fig. 5 High-energy plasma-sprayed tungsten carbide/cobalt coating prepared similarly to the coating shown in Fig. 3 . Original nification: 200× More

Fig. 21 Curvature measurements of plasma-sprayed yttria-stabilized zirconia coating depicting nonlinearity and hysteresis under multiple thermal cycles. Source: Ref 23 More

Fig. 2 Plasma-sprayed titanium porous coating: porosity 40 to 70%, pore size 100 to 800 μm. Courtesy of Eurocoating SpA More

Fig. 8 Plasma-sprayed Cr 2 O 3 coating on a femoral head and high-velocity oxyfuel-sprayed chromium carbide cermet coating on an acetabular cup. Courtesy of Stryker Howmedica Osteonics. Source: Ref 21 , 25 More

Fig. 1 Plasma-sprayed zirconium coating used as an atomic diffusion barrier between uranium reactor fuel and the surrounding aluminum cladding More

Fig. 2 Typical microstructure of a plasma-sprayed tungsten metal coating showing the splat structure and the fine crystalline structure within the splats. (a) Scanning electron micrograph of a fracture surface. (b) Light micrograph of the same coating. Courtesy of Praxair Surface Technologies More