Three kind of commercial ceramics powders, Al2O3, ZrO2 and TiO2 were deposited on 304 stainless steel plates by plasma spraying technique. Their porosities were evaluated with digital image analysis method. As the accuracy of this method depends significantly on metallographic preparation and metallography procedure for coating sample, we studied the effects of surface roughness, magnification and number of fields of view on the porosity. The proper values for the three parameters are discussed.

Al2O3 powder, digital image analysis, metallography, plasma spraying, porosity, surface roughness, TiO2 powder, ZrO2 powder
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2004
ASM International
Topics
Ceramic powder Oxide-based ceramics Metallography Plasma spray coating Porosity Surface roughness
Issue Section:
Characterization Methods for Coating Properties
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