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Processing Conditions Affecting Grain Size and Mechanical Properties in Nanocomposites Produced via Cold Spray

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Cold spray is a coating technology based on aerodynamics and high-speed impact dynamics. In this process, spray particles (usually 1-50 μm in diameter) are accelerated to a high velocity (typically 300-1200 m/s) by a high-speed gas (pre-heated air, nitrogen, or helium) flow that is generated through a convergent-divergent de Laval-type nozzle. A coating is formed through the intensive plastic deformation of particles impacting on a substrate at a temperature below the melting point of the spray material. In the present paper the main processing parameters affecting the microstructural and mechanical behavior of metal-metal cold spray deposits are described. The effect of process parameters on grain refinement and mechanical properties were analyzed for composite particles of Al-Al2O3, Ni-BN, Cu-Al2O3, and Co-SiC. The properties of the formed nanocomposites were compared with those of the parent materials sprayed under the same conditions. The process conditions, leading to a strong grain refinement with an acceptable level of the deposit mechanical properties such as porosity and adhesion strength, are discussed.

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Cavaliere, P., Perrone, A. & Silvello, A. Processing Conditions Affecting Grain Size and Mechanical Properties in Nanocomposites Produced via Cold Spray. J Therm Spray Tech 23, 1089–1096 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-014-0093-2

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