Application of Thermal Spray in Reclamation
- The effects of wear and corrosion can only be retarded, not stopped forever. Wear parts must be replaced or resurfaced, including undersize parts due to manufacturing error.
- The ability to apply coatings by thermal spraying, with a broad spectrum of thickness, finish, and composition requirements, makes different thermal spray processes ideal solutions for re-surfacing components, avoiding costly replacement.
- Restoration is performed either with the same material as the base metal or with a more corrosion- and/or wear-resistant material.
- It is better to choose coatings that can be machined.
- In a wide range of industrial applications, thermal coatings are used to renew components by restoring their specified dimensions and matching, and sometimes improving, their original performance.
- Very often, it is possible to design a coating that meets the functional requirements of the component and offers better resistance to corrosion, oxidation, and mechanical wear than the original product.