Surface Properties of Different Travel Speeds and Powder-Feeder Rates for Plasma-Sprayed Coatings on Aluminum Substrates

Abstract:

The surface properties of plasma-sprayed partial Y₂O₃ stabilized ZrO₂ coatings with different travel speed and powder-feeder rate of sprayed gun on aluminum substrates have been reported. Several coatings analytical parameters were studied and these factors affecting coating properties were carried out in the plasma-sprayed experiments. Experimental results have shown that the structure of the sprayed coatings that makes relatively diverse in texture for most of the coatings was examined by a SEM. The hardened strength with a low level of a slant of powder-feeder rate became significantly weaker as the travel speed was decreased. Interestingly, the structure of the specimens for the travel speed of 30mm/s is more homogenous than that of the others, indicating a coating with good homogenous structures, while the interfaced structure of the specimens for the powder-feeder rate of 25 mm/s is more homogenous than that of the others, indicating a coating with good adhesive structures. The tendency of the effect of travel speed of sprayed gun on the hardened surface of coatings at powder feeder rate of sprayed gun varied to 30g/min from 20g/min seems to be apparent.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 717)
• Pages: 84-89
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.717.84
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Ming Der Jean, Maw Tyan Sheen
• Keywords: Partial Y₂O₃ Stabilized ZrO₂, Plasma-Sprayed Coating, Surface Hardened Strength

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