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This work presents HVOF as an alternative means to produce dense Babbitt coatings by thermal spray. A radial injection setup and low fuel flow rates were used to minimize heat transfer to the low melting point alloy. In-flight particle diagnostic systems were used to correlate spray parameters with the changes in particle velocity and thermal radiation intensity. The use of particles with larger diameters resulted in higher deposition efficiencies. It was shown that HVOF Babbitt coatings combine a dense structure and a fine distribution of intermetallic phases when compared to more traditional babbitting techniques.
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The authors are grateful to the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Hydro-Québec for the financial support.
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Nascimento, A.R.C., Ettouil, F.B., Moreau, C. et al. Production of Babbitt Coatings by High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) Spraying. J Therm Spray Tech 26, 1732–1740 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-017-0615-9
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