Plasma Technology TRIPLEX for the Deposition of Ceramic Coatings in the Industry

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Barbezat ◽  
K. Landes
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Jet ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Deposition Efficiency ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Oxide Ceramic ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Plasma Gun ◽  
Plasma Torches ◽  
Improved Stability

Abstract As a new plasma gun technology the TRIPLEX system has been introduced in the industrial field two years ago. The core of the TRIPLEX technology is a plasma gun with three cathodes and a long cascaded nozzle consisting of several insulated rings. Only the last ring with a relatively long distance to the cathode is operated as anode. Because of the equal and constant lengths of the three independent arcs, stretching from the three cathodes to the common anode, a stationary plasma jet is generated. Compared to conventional torches, the improved stability of the plasma jet allows a more uniform powder treatment and a higher deposition efficiency as well as the powder feed rate can be increased using a triple injection system. A significantly longer life time of the electrodes reduces the cost for quality control in the coating process. The characteristic properties of oxide ceramic coatings are improved in comparison with the coatings produced by conventional plasma torches. The results of two years industrial application of the innovative torch system TRIPLEX are presented in the paper.

Characterization of an Improved dc Plasma Excitation Source

1980 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N. Coleman ◽  
W. P. Braun ◽  
A. M. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Direct Current ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Plasma Jet ◽  
Sample Introduction ◽  
Direct Current Plasma ◽  
Actual Mechanism ◽  
Improved Stability ◽  
Plasma Excitation

Several modifications of the direct current plasma jet have resulted in significantly enhanced analysis capabilities. Reducing the electrode angle, decreasing the aerosol chimney size, and operating in a diffuse mode with helium have provided improved stability, sensitivity, freedom from interferences, and detection limits. While the actual mechanism of the helium enhancement is not clear, no direct evidence was found which supports participation in the excitation step. Rather, improved desolvation, vaporization and possibly sample introduction result from the thermal conductivity of helium being much greater than that of argon.

Relationships between arc plasma jet properties and plasma/liquid interaction mechanisms for the deposition of nanostructured ceramic coatings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Rat ◽  
Marguerite Bienia ◽  
Gayatri Dasharath Dhamale ◽  
Fabrice Mavier ◽  
Céline Ruelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Plasma Jet ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Nanostructured Coatings ◽  
Arc Plasma ◽  
Pulsed Plasma ◽  
Plasma Properties ◽  
Interaction Mechanisms ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Major Interest

Abstract Ceramic nanostructured coatings with intermediate thicknesses between 10 and 100 µm exhibit improved thermal and mechanical properties for thermal barrier coatings or wear resistant coatings. Such coatings comply with the technical requirements of aeronautical and automotive applications. This implies to develop deposition processes with high throughput and deposition rates promoting the formation of nanostructured coatings. The use of a liquid phase as a carrier medium of nanoparticles or of solution precursors has been shown to be of major interest when being injected within a thermal plasma jet. The as-sprayed materials can form ceramic nanostructured coatings provided the liquid injection encompassing the physicochemical properties of liquid and its injection method copes with the plasma properties. Especially the repeatability of the interaction phenomena between the liquid phase and the arc jet has a key role in the efficiency deposition so that some research efforts are devoted to stabilize the arc while a liquid jet is continuously injected within the plasma. Alternatively a pulsed arc plasma jet can be generated and associated with a time-phased injection of droplets. This paper presents the different issues related to the arc plasma properties produced by direct plasma torches including the arc instabilities and their influence on plasma/liquid interaction mechanisms leading to the formation of nanomaterials. A focus is made on pulsed plasma spraying associated with a synchronized injection of microsized droplets by means of an inkjet printing method.

Influence of Bondcoat Topography on the Properties of Suspension Sprayed YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filofteia-Laura Toma ◽  
Julia Sagel ◽  
Christoph Leyens ◽  
Karel Slámečka ◽  
Serhii Tkachenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Barrier Coatings ◽  
Physical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Thermal Spraying ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Cycling Performance ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Oxide Ceramic ◽  
Air Plasma ◽  
Barrier Coatings ◽  
Direct Laser

Abstract Intensive R&D work of more than one decade has demonstrated many unique coating properties; particularly for oxide ceramic coatings fabricated by suspension thermal spraying technology. Suspension spraying allows producing yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBC) with columnar microstructure; similar to those produced by electron-beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD); and vertically cracked morphologies; with a generally low thermal conductivity. Therefore; suspension sprayed YSZ TBCs are seen as an alternative to EB-PVD coatings and those produced by conventional air plasma spray (APS) processes. Nonetheless; the microstructure of the YSZ topcoat is strongly influenced by the properties of the metallic bondcoat. In this work; direct laser interference patterning (DLIP) was applied to texture the surface topography of Ni-alloy based plasma sprayed bondcoat. Suspension plasma spraying (SPS) was applied to produce YSZ coatings on top of as-sprayed and laser-patterned bondcoat. The samples were characterized in terms of microstructure; phase composition and thermal cycling performance. The influence of the bondcoat topography on the properties of suspension sprayed YSZ coatings is presented and discussed.

Synthesis of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanoparticle using Non-Transferred DC Thermal Plasma Method: A Morphology Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 983-987
Keyword(s):  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Thermal Plasma ◽  
Plasma Jet ◽  
Zno Nanoparticle ◽  
Nano Zno ◽  
Plasma Method ◽  
Plasma Torches ◽  
Production Parameters ◽  
Plasma Device ◽  
Input Techniques

The increase of nanomaterialusagesuch as nano-ZnO application indeveloping countries is a type of progressthat is beneficial from the engineering standpoint.Being able to controlthe results of nanomaterial production is crucialin this development. To control the outcome is to obtainZnO nanomaterialsproperties which are suitable and in accordance to its intended application.Thisstudy focuses on the morphology ofZnO nanomaterialswhich aresynthesized by non-transferred DC thermal plasmamethod. In this review,parameters of the apparatus regulating the outcomes of the synthesisis studied and analyzed to find certain guidelines that affect nanomaterial morphology. Some of the findings includethe influence ofnon-transferred DC thermal plasma torches main variables such as gas output and powerinputwhich are involved in plasma jet production. It also finds precursor input techniques in which affects the ZnO nanomaterial production outcome. The study indicates that each production parameters on the DC thermal plasma device have different ways in affecting the morphology of the synthesized nanomaterialand it is possible to control them

scholarly journals Morphology and Wear Resistance of Composite Coatings Formed on a TA2 Substrate Using Hot-Dip Aluminising and Micro-Arc Oxidation Technologies

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaopeng Wang ◽  
Lian Zhou ◽  
Changjiu Li ◽  
Zhengxian Li ◽  
Hongzhan Li
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Surface Composition ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Titanium Substrate ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Oxide Ceramic ◽  
Pure Aluminium ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Micro Arc Oxidation

Aluminium layers were coated onto the surface of pure titanium using hot-dip aluminising technology, and then the aluminium layers were in situ oxidised to form oxide ceramic coatings, using the micro-arc oxidation (MAO) technique. The microstructure and composition distribution of the hot-dip aluminium coatings and ceramic layers were studied by using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The phase structure of the MAO layers was studied using X-ray diffraction. The surface composition of the MAO layer was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The wear resistance of the pure titanium substrate and the ceramic layers coated on its surface were evaluated by using the ball-on-disc wear method. Therefore, aluminising coatings, which consist of a diffusion layer and a pure aluminium layer, could be formed on pure titanium substrates using the hot-dip aluminising method. The MAO method enabled the in-situ oxidation of hot-dip pure aluminium layers, which subsequently led to the formation of ceramic layers. Moreover, the wear resistance values of the ceramic layers were significantly higher than that of the pure titanium substrate.

Dry Progressive Stamping of Copper-Alloy Snaps by the Plasma Nitrided Punches

2018 ◽  
Vol 920 ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko Aizawa ◽  
Hiroshi Morita
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Plasma Nitriding ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Low Temperature Plasma ◽  
Micro Structure ◽  
Temperature Plasma ◽  
Stamping Die ◽  
Wear And Friction ◽  
Die Set

The dry progressive stamping was strongly required to make mass production of clothing parts and beverage cans. The duplex coating was one of the most reliable means to protect the dies and punches from wear and friction and to prolong their life time. In this coating, the die and punch was first surface-treated to have sufficient hardness in compatible to the hard ceramic coatings. In the present study, the low temperature plasma nitriding at 673 K was employed to harden the six kinds of punches and dies for progressive stamping of copper alloyed fucks. The micro-structure and nitrogen mapping were investigated by SEM with EDS to demonstrate that the hardening took place by nitrogen super saturation into SKD11 matrix without nitride precipitations. These nitrogen super-saturated punches and dies were fix into the progressive die set for dry stamping. No significant wear of tools as well as reduction of stamping loads even after a million shots proved that the low temperature plasma nitriding should be suitable to make hardening of dry stamping die substrates even without use of hard ceramic coatings.

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