Effect of Nozzle Material on Downstream Lateral Injection Cold Spray Performance

This study investigates the effect of nozzle material on cold sprayed aluminum coatings produced using a downstream lateral injection system. It is shown through experimentation that nozzle material has a significant impact on deposition efficiency and particle velocity. It is proposed that the effects are related to complex interactions between particles and internal nozzle walls. The results obtained lead to the conclusion that nozzles with higher thermal diffusivity transfer more heat to particles when they make contact with internal surfaces, which increases deposition efficiency even though particle velocities are reduced.