Mechanical Properties of Cold-Sprayed Ti-6Al-4V Coatings

The present study deals with the production and characterization of Ti-6Al-4V coatings produced by cold spraying. All experiments were performed using nitrogen as the process gas. By systematic variation of spray parameters up to a nitrogen gas temperature of 1000 °C and pressure of 5 MPa, the coatings could be tuned for optimum mechanical properties. Attainable coating properties are described in terms of a newly introduced coating quality parameter based on the ratio of particle velocity to critical velocity. The new parameter, η, is used both to interpret and predict coating properties.