CRC Press Cold Gas Dynamic Spray

Your Guide to Advanced Cold Spray Technology Cold Gas Dynamic Spray centers on cold gas dynamic spray (or cold spray―CS) technology, one of the most versatile thermal spray coating methods in materials engineering, and effectively describes and analyzes the main trends and developments behind the spray (coating) techniques. The book combines theory with practice to enable the reader to deeper understand the CS coatings as well as their structures and properties, and describes the state of the art in CS technology with an emphasis on all major components of the cold spray process. This book begins with an introduction to CS spray and goes on to thoroughly explain the process. It describes the different powder synthesis methods and equipment currently used, and defines the CS coating microstructure, characterization methods, and properties of CS coatings. The authors present a comprehensive approach that highlights grit blasting and cold spraying as well as the hybrid CS-sintering technology that offers integrity of microstructure, compositional homogeneity, and mechanical property levels equal to (and frequently better than) those of the wrought counterpart. The book largely covers the basic principles of CS technology and also includes: A brief survey of thermal spray methods The basic principles of plasticity theory A description of the CS equipment, the nozzle design, and the geometry of a CS gun Coverage of the microstructural and mechanical properties of CS metals and alloys A detailed analysis of aircraft component repair using GS An overview of the economic aspects of CS applications. Cold Gas Dynamic Spray explains how cold gas dynamic spray works and what it can do, and is intended for engineering professionals working with sprays and coatings in the industry as well as graduate student specializing in material science, mechanical, automotive, aerospace, and chemical engineering. Review "I began working in cold spray shortly after it arrived in the United States and have performed research in all areas including equipment design, process development, modeling, application development and technology transfer and I have found the book to be an excellent resource for me and for the students and staff that work in my group. … The level of detail makes it ideal for both engineers and scientists that want to learn about cold spray and for those who are already working in cold spray. This book can also be used as reference and a guide for developing new or improving current applications. In addition to the text, the detailed references provide the reader with the most up to date and comprehensive information on cold spray." ―Timothy J. Eden, Ph.D., Head of the Materials Processing Division The Applied Research Laboratory, Associated Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA "… a useful contribution giving a lot of information about [the] rapidly changing field of cold sprayed coatings technology. … useful for the readers from academia and industry. The university lecturers may find a lot of information about fundamental aspects of cold spray coatings deposition technology and the engineers active on industrial R&D may be interested in nondestructive evaluation of coatings. Finally, the entrepreneurs… would be interested in the economic analysis [of] the cold spraying."―Lech Pawłowski, University of Limoges, France About the Author Roman Gr. Maev received his MSc degree in theoretical nuclear physics from the Moscow Physical Engineering Institute followed by a PhD on the theory of semiconductors. In 2001, he received a DSc degree from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Maev is the founding director-general of the Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research. He is also a full faculty professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Windsor, Canada. He is the author of 4 monographs, editor and co-editor of 10 books