Paper Title:

Near-Net-Shape and Dense Wear Resistant Thermally Sprayed Coatings

Periodical Key Engineering Materials (Volume 384)
Main Theme Progress in Surface Treatment
Edited by Nahed El Mahallawy and Mingxing Zhang
Pages 117-123
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.384.117
Citation Wolfgang Tillmann et al., 2008, Key Engineering Materials, 384, 117
Online since June, 2008
Authors Wolfgang Tillmann, Evelina Vogli, Ingor Baumann, Benjamin Krebs
Keywords Densification, Forming Tool, Hard Material, Surface Engineering, Thermal Spraying
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Abstract

Deep drawing of high strength steels imposes high tribological requirements on forming tools. Thermal spraying is regarded as a promising technology to improve the tool’s performance and the service life of the forming tool, as long as ambitious demands of the coating process are matched. In order to qualify a thermal spraying process for a surface technology in deep drawing it is crucial that the coating obtains an extremely dense structure and a smooth, near-net-shape surface. The study presented considers two different approaches to achieve those goals. The application of fine-scaled powders (<10$m) spraying through HVOF technique offers the opportunity to deposit dense coatings with very smooth surfaces. In contrast, it is also feasible to achieve very smooth and dense coatings by combining conventional powders with a subsequently densification procedure