Advanced TiC-based spray powders contain molybdenum and nitrogen as alloying elements and consist of core-rim-structured (Ti,Mo)(C,N) hard phases embedded in Ni, Co or mixed Ni/Co binder phases. For the investigations of the present study, four powders with binder phase contents of 29 and 39 mass-%, corresponding to about 20 and 27 vol.-%, respectively, were prepared by agglomeration and sintering. Coating samples were sprayed using JP-5000 equipment and two spray parameter sets. During coating characterization, special emphasis was placed on the changes in chemical (carbon loss and oxygen uptake) and phase compositions during spraying and their correlation to the coating microstructures and properties. It was found that the decreases in carbon and nitrogen contents were practically independent of the spray parameters for all of the four powders, whereas the oxygen uptake was different for each of the powders. The effect of the oxygen content on different coating properties is discussed in detail. All coatings investigated in this work showed excellent properties. It is anticipated that TiC-based coatings sprayed from these types of advanced powders can complement thermal spray coating solutions based on WC and Cr 3 C 2 .

This paper provides a short summary of the information that can be found in the literature on the preparation and structure of titanium carbide (TiC) wettable powders. From the work that has been done, it can be concluded that TiC-based coatings can be tailored for applications where complex stress profiles are encountered. Paper includes a German-language abstract.

Molybdenum silicides have the potential as protective coatings for high-temperature applications because of their high melting point and their high-temperature oxidation resistance. Reinforcing MoSi2 with SiC shows an improvement of its low toughness at room temperature and low creep resistance at temperatures above the brittle-ductile transition temperature of approximately 700-1000 °C. A new kind of powder processing was used to produce MoSi2 and MoSi2-SiC as a feedstock for thermal spraying. Mixtures of the elemental powders, molybdenum and silicon, were prepared by milling and subsequent heat treatment to get highly dispersed, pre-reacted powders. As high-energy milling equipment, a planetary ball mill was used to prepare the powders. In the case of reinforcement, SiC was mixed to the pre-reacted MoSi2 at the end of the milling process, that means before heat treatment. On these as-milled powders, X-ray diffraction characterization (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe micro analysis (EPMA) and determination of the oxygen level were carried out. Vacuum plasma spraying has been used to deposit the powders onto a carbon steel substrate. Evaluated coating characteristics were the microstructure (SEM), phases (XRD), EPMA, oxygen content, microhardness and surface roughness. Tests at high temperatures will be considered in future work.