Feature of Interfacial Bonding Achieved by Medium-Velocity Particle Impacts In Cold Spray

Interparticle bonding is considered the most important factor in cold sprayed coatings, determining mechanical properties as well as physical and chemical behaviors. In this study, a Cu feedstock with low oxygen content is deposited with relatively high spray pressure and temperature in order to improve interparticle bonding and obtain a coating cohesive strength. Mechanical bonding between deposited particles is deduced from fracture morphology and the deformation behavior of Cu particles is simulated by finite element analysis.