Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Cold Spray Coating
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 6737
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cold spray; thermal spray; coatings; materials engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that metals, polymers, ceramics, and composite materials are able to be applied by the cold spray (CS) technology to a wide range of base materials. The applications of CS are being constantly expanded and improved, involving areas such as corrosion protection, repairing structures, catalyst deposition, electromagnet transition, and electronic and medical devices. The use of the CS technology has been already demonstrated and acquired by the industry for corrosion and wear resistance applications, for instance, while it is being increasingly considered as very promising for other applications such as restoring/repairing and additive manufacturing.
While the deposition mechanisms of cold spraying are still being profusely debated by the scientific community, the large number of variables affecting the process make the modeling and simulation of the processes involved in cold spray a fascinating and very active area of research. These studies would establish the links between these process variables and the properties of the resulting coated materials. Additionally, the application of unconventional materials (high-entropy alloys, metallic glasses...) by CS is also a new trend to achieve innovative coatings with new properties.
Finally, it is worth highlighting the studies regarding the dynamic application of CS as an additive manufacturing process where the combined effect of the use of advanced robotics to conduct new deposition strategies and the understanding of the bulk properties of the resulting materials would enable the production of bulk parts with the desired geometry and properties.
The scope of this Special Issue could be composed of the following subjects:
- An understanding of the physical and chemical mechanisms involved in the CS process: theoretical and experimental research;
- Nonconventional materials sprayed by cold spray;
- Modeling and simulation of the CS process to predict coating properties, performance, durability, and reliability;
- Cold spray as an additive manufacturing technique both for obtaining parts and for repairing of materials and structures.
Dr. Irene G. Cano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- repair
- mechanism
- modelling
- simulation
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