1. Quality improvement of coating by a prespray and postspray process

   • Lech Pawlowski

   Editorial Pages: 3 - 6

2. Thermal Conductivity of a Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coating

   • A.J. Slifka
   • B.J. Filla
   • C.C. Berndt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 46

3. Calendar of events

   Events Pages: 7 - 7

4. Early Thermal Spray Application—JTST Historical Patent #6

   EditorialNotes Pages: 47 - 49

5. In the news

   News Pages: 8 - 40

6. Thermal Spraying of Functionally Graded Calcium Phosphate Coatings for Biomedical Implants

   • Y. Wang
   • K.A. Khor
   • P. Cheang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 50 - 57

7. The last word—The “job shop” forum

   • Elliott R. Sampson

   Report Pages: 41 - 41

8. In-Flight Particle Measurements of Twin Wire Electric Arc Sprayed Aluminum

   • D.L. Hale
   • W.D. Swank
   • D.C. Haggard

   OriginalPaper Pages: 58 - 63

9. Thermal conductivity of a zirconia thermal barrier coating

   • A. J. Slifka
   • B. J. Filla
   • C. C. Berndt

   Technical Note Pages: 43 - 46

10. Improvement of the Adhesion of a Ceramic Coating on a Ceramic Substrate

    • K. Kishitake
    • H. Era
    • T. Sonoda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 64 - 70

11. Early thermal spray application—JTST historical patent #6

    • Vincent G. Apple

    Historical Patent Pages: 47 - 49

12. Computational Analysis of a Three-Dimensional High-Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Thermal Spray Torch

    • B. Hassan
    • A.R. Lopez
    • W.L. Oberkampf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 77

13. Thermal spraying of functionally graded calcium phosphate coatings for biomedical implants

    • Y. Wang
    • K. A. Khor
    • P. Cheang

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 50 - 57

14. Aluminum-Silicon Carbide Coatings by Plasma Spraying

    • K. Ghosh
    • T. Troczynski
    • A.C.D. Chaklader

    OriginalPaper Pages: 78 - 86

15. In-Flight particle measurements of twin wire electric arc sprayed aluminum

    • D. L. Hale
    • W. D. Swank
    • D. C. Haggard

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 58 - 63

16. Generation of a High-Velocity Jet in the Electrothermal Explosion of Conductive Ceramic Powders

    • H. Tamura
    • M. Konoue
    • A.B. Sawaoka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 92

17. Improvement of the adhesion of a ceramic coating on a ceramic substrate

    • K. Kishitake
    • H. Era
    • T. Sonoda

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 64 - 70

18. Fatigue Cracks in HVOF Thermally Sprayed WC-Co Coatings

    • S. Watanabe
    • J. Amano
    • N. Sakoda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 96

19. Computational analysis of a three-dimensional high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) thermal spray torch

    • B. Hassan
    • A. R. Lopez
    • W. L. Oberkampf

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 71 - 77

20. Parameter Study of HP/HVOF Deposited WC-Co Coatings

    • H.L. de Villiers Lovelock
    • P.W. Richter
    • P.M. Young

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 107

21. Aluminum-silicon carbide coatings by plasma spraying

    • K. Ghosh
    • T. Troczynski
    • A. C. D. Chaklader

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 78 - 86

22. Generation of a high-velocity jet in the electrothermal explosion of conductive ceramic powders

    • H. Tamura
    • M. Konoue
    • A. B. Sawaoka

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 87 - 92

23. Fatigue cracks in HVOF thermally sprayed WC-Co coatings

    • S. Watanabe
    • J. Amano
    • N. Sakoda

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 93 - 96

24. Parameter study of HP/HVOF deposited WC-Co coatings

    • H. L. de Villiers Lovelock
    • P. W. Richter
    • P. M. Young

    Reviewed Papers Pages: 97 - 107

25. Selected abstracts of thermal spray literature

    Abstract Pages: 108 - 115

26. 15th International thermal spray conference and exhibition 25–29 May 1998, Nice, France

    Report Pages: 116 - 125