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Anisotropic electrical properties in thermal spray metallic coatings

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

Direct current resistivity of freestanding metallic coatings of Ni-Al alloys made by a variety of thermal spray processes was measured in-plane (=ρip) and through-thickness (=ρtt), using a four-contact method. The coatings exhibited anisotropic resistivities with anisotropy (=ρttip) ranging from 1.1 to 2.2 across the processes. Results are analyzed in the context of coating microstructures and chemical compositions obtained by electron microscopy. In addition, a simple electric circuit analysis approximating the coating as brick-layer structure illustrates the significance of splat interfaces to electrical behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-65
Number of pages7
JournalActa Materialia
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2006

Keywords

  • Anisotropy
  • Electrical resistivity
  • Microstructure
  • Nickel alloys

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