Mechanical Properties of Strontium–Hardystonite–Gahnite Coating Formed by Atmospheric Plasma Spray
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Powder Preparation
2.2. Plasma Coating Set Up and Operation
2.3. Coating Characterisations
2.4. Stem Cell Culture
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Feedstock Morphology
3.2. Coating Surface Analysis
3.2.1. Phase Compositions
3.2.2. XPS on Coating Surfaces
3.2.3. Morphologies of Coating Surfaces
3.3. Coating Cross Section Analysis
3.3.1. Coating Microstructures
3.3.2. Vickers Microhardness
3.3.3. Nanohardness and Elastic Moduli
3.3.4. Nanoscratch and Nanoscanning Wear Performance
3.4. Results of Stem Cell Culture
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Value |
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Power (kW) | 21 |
Primary gas flow, Ar (slpm) | 30 |
Secondary gas flow, H2 (slpm) | 5 |
Powder carrier gas flow, Ar (slpm) | 9 |
Number of torch passes | 5 |
Stand-off distance (mm) | 90 |
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Pham, D.Q.; Berndt, C.C.; Sadeghpour, A.; Zreiqat, H.; Wang, P.-Y.; Ang, A.S.M. Mechanical Properties of Strontium–Hardystonite–Gahnite Coating Formed by Atmospheric Plasma Spray. Coatings 2019, 9, 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110759
Pham DQ, Berndt CC, Sadeghpour A, Zreiqat H, Wang P-Y, Ang ASM. Mechanical Properties of Strontium–Hardystonite–Gahnite Coating Formed by Atmospheric Plasma Spray. Coatings. 2019; 9(11):759. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110759
Chicago/Turabian StylePham, Duy Quang, Christopher C. Berndt, Ameneh Sadeghpour, Hala Zreiqat, Peng-Yuan Wang, and Andrew S. M. Ang. 2019. "Mechanical Properties of Strontium–Hardystonite–Gahnite Coating Formed by Atmospheric Plasma Spray" Coatings 9, no. 11: 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110759