Technical Information > Thermal Spray Coatings

Thermal Spray Coatings Equipment and Processes

Powder Flame Spray Equipment allows a wide variety of coatings to be applied economically. For many coatings and applications it is the best way to achieve a long-lasting coating, especially on less expensive items which are easily replaced at low cost on a regular basis (such as a plant outage).

Wire Flame Spray Equipment can be used to apply any coating that can be formed into a wire including ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Self-fluxing alloys, ceramics and carbides cannot be sprayed with wire flame spray equipment.

Permeability of coatings produced by this process is generally higher than the same coating produced by the powder flame spray process. Bond strength is generally the same as those coatings produced by the powder flame spray process; although in some coatings it may be up to 33% greater.

Hardness of ferrous metal coatings is generally the same as those coatings produced by the powder flame spray process; although in some coatings it may be slightly higher.

HVOF Spray Equipment can be used to apply a wide variety of powder form coatings (except ceramics).

Most coatings produced by this process (except self-fluxing alloys used in their fused states) exhibit much higher bond strengths, slightly higher densities, somewhat higher hardness and much lower permeability than those produced by powder flame spray equipment.

Coatings are produced using such gasses as hydrogen, propylene and propane (all combined with oxygen).

Plasma Spray Equipment can be used to apply a wide variety of powder form coatings (except self-fluxing alloys).

Most coatings produced by this process exhibit higher bond strengths, slightly higher densities, slightly higher hardness and about the same permeability as those produced by powder flame spray equipment.

Coatings are usually produced using argon or nitrogen combined with hydrogen or helium.

Electric Arc Spray Equipment can be used to apply any coating that can be formed into a wire including ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Self-fluxing alloys, ceramics and carbides cannot be sprayed with wire flame spray equipment.

Most coatings produced by this process exhibit much higher bond strengths, about the same densities, slightly higher hardness and much less permeability than those coatings produced by wire flame spray equipment.

No combustion gasses are used in this process; rather the wire form coatings are melted by an electric arc and propelled onto the surface being coated by a stream of air.

To learn more about your coating options, contact ICS TECHNOLOGIES.

HOME • COATING BRANDS • ABOUT ICS • GENERIC COATINGS • TECHNICAL INFORMATION • CONTACT US

Web site developed by
hypertext digital publishing and Buzz Marketing
©2006 ICS Technologies
SITE MAP • Privacy Policy • Legal and Copyright