Abstract:
Shaping the feed wire for a combustion wire thermal spray process improves the operating capability of the combustion wire gun through higher feed rates and high operating efficiencies. The efficiency of the wire melting is increased over conventional systems through increasing the surface area of the wire cross section and exposing more of the wire material directly to the burner jets.
Abstract:
Thermal spray processing and cold spray processing are utilized to manufacture porous starting materials (such as tube stock, wire and substrate sheets) from biocompatible metals, metal alloys, ceramics and polymers that may be further processed into porous medical devices, such as stents. The spray processes are also used to form porous coatings on consolidated biocompatible medical devices. The porous substrates and coatings may be used as a reservoir to hold a drug or therapeutic agent for elution in the body. The spray-formed porous substrates and coatings may be functionally graded to allow direct control of drug elution without an additional polymer topcoat. The spray processes are also used to apply the drug or agent to the porous substrate or coating when drug or agent is robust enough to withstand the temperatures and velocities of the spray process with minimal degradation.
Abstract:
The invention describes a device and a method for internal coating of cavities of workpieces by thermal spraying, comprising a burner for spraying a coating material, the burner being received on a positioning device for allowing positioning at least in one direction, and further comprising a rotary plate, which can be driven in rotary fashion and on which is provided a workpiece holder for a workpiece that can be positioned relative to the burner by means of a guiding device. The guiding device comprises at least one first linear guide with a first drive means for positioning the workpiece holder, and at least one second linear guide with a second drive means for positioning a balancing weight. The first and the second drive means are driven in opposite senses, which guarantees continuous balancing of the masses when the workpiece is displaced. In order to ensure continuous evacuation of overspray, the rotary plate is provided, in the area of its axis of rotation, with an opening to which an exhaust system can be connected.
Abstract:
In a thermal spray process, a wire is fed into a flame-jet to heat said wire to the melting point, atomize and projected high velocity the droplets so formed against a surface to buildup a coating of material on the surface. The wire is fed into the flame by aligning the cast-plane of the wire with the flame-jet by using a tubular member formed into a circular shape to provide sufficient length to guide wire and to provide the necessary twist amount to the wire to align the cast-plane with the axis of the flame-jet.
Abstract:
In a thermal spray process, a wire is fed into a flame-jet to heat said wire to the melting point, atomize and projected high velocity the droplets so formed against a surface to buildup a coating of material on the surface. The wire is fed into the flame by aligning the cast-plane of the wire with the flame-jet by using a tubular member formed into a circular shape to provide sufficient length to guide wire and to provide the necessary twist amount to the wire to align the cast-plane with the axis of the flame-jet.
Abstract:
The high-velocity oxygen-fuel or air-fuel apparatus and method to apply low-oxidized and high-density coatings and bulk materials by spraying of non-fused particles, said apparatus comprises a catalytic member in internal burner. Metallic or ceramic catalyst of the catalytic member allows stable combustion at gas temperatures below the melting point of spraying material. Lowering of combustion temperature occurs when increasing the pressure and flow rate of the oxidizer or fuel over stoichiometrical or when adding an inert gas into combustible mixture. The catalytic member contains a catalyst selected from the group of noble metals, or binary oxides of the noble metal and rare earth metal, or other high temperature resistant catalyst capable to lower an ignition temperature of the oxidizer and fuel mixture. The catalytic member is made in a form of a wire or wire-net insert, or a coating on walls and passages of the internal burner or a coating on at least one catalyst ceramic support placed in the internal burner.
Abstract:
A method for forming an abradable composite material and the material so formed. A filler is fed axially into a stream of high-temperature combustion gases such that the filler is entrained in the gaseous stream. The gaseous stream containing the filler is then used to atomize the molten tip of a metal wire which is continuously fed into the gaseous stream. The resultant gaseous stream which contains both the filler and the atomized molten metal is directed to the surface of a target. The filler and the molten metal impact the target and combine to form a substantially continuous metal matrix in which the interstices are filled by the filler. The composite material abrades readily upon frictional contact with a moving part.