Advanced Thermal Spraying Technology

Dear Colleagues,

Thermal spray is a versatile family of deposition processes, useful to obtain coatings for several industrial applications – from naval to aeronautics and energy, and for protection from thermally harsh environments, as well as from wear and corrosion mechanisms, just to cite a few examples. Through the years, the research around process parameters, materials to be deposited and coatings characterization never ceased attracting the interest of the scientific community, meaning that such techniques still play a crucial role in the field of surface engineering. In fact, although thermal spray is a rather mainstream processing route, widely employed wherever either thermal or mechanical protection is needed, it still is a research hot topic due to its versatility and reliability.

This Special Issue aims to collect recent developments around thermal spray techniques, from the deposition process to the characterization of coatings. The topics of interest for this Special Issue, in particular, include (but are not restricted to):

• Novelties in the utilization of existing deposition processes;
• Modifications of the process parameters and configurations;
• New coatings formulations and compositions;
• Environmentally friendly processes and coatings;
• Novel applications of thermal spray coatings;
• Advancements in coatings characterization.

Dr. Lidia Baiamonte
Dr. Wen Sun
Guest Editors

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