Local residual stress in thermally grown oxide (TGO) layers is the primary cause of failure thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems, especially TBCs prepared by air plasma spray (APS) with a highly irregular TGO. Herein, distribution and evolution TGO layer APS were investigated as function oxidation time. The was measured from cross-sectional micrographs converted to actual inside coatings befor...

Yb2Si2O7/Si environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) were produced by air plasma spray (APS) and low-pressure (LPPS) processes. The phase composition, microstructure, bonding strength of APS LPPS EBCs investigated. Thermal cycling tests performed in steam atmosphere respectively at 1316 °C for both EBCs. There is no coating failure after 900 cycles. In contrast, have an average life 576 cycles a t...

Air-fed visors are commonly used for protection against exposure to airborne isocyanates during paint spraying. Protection levels for this class of equipment are theoretically adequate, yet isocyanate sensitization in this occupation still occurs. The work reported here set out to establish the level of respiratory protection that is achieved during real paint spraying activities when air-fed v...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the bond strength of dental resin agent to zirconia ceramic after surface pre-treatment with different techniques. METHODS Specimens of hot isostatic pressed yttrium-oxide-partially-stabilized zirconia blocks (ZF) were fabricated (Procera Zircon, Nobel Biocare, Sweden) and compared to glossy dense zirconia blocks (ZG). Four groups of specimens with different surface tre...

Thermal spray is one of the most widely used coating techniques to improve wear, surface fatigue or corrosion properties. In atmospheric plasma (APS) process, a powdered material melted by hydrogen and argon combustion propelled at high speed onto target substrate. The impact energy particles produces dense resistant layer. Mechanical properties obtained depend on various spraying parameters, s...

INTRODUCTION Many studies have demonstrated elevated circulating levels of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and decreased circulating levels of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) in patients with autoimmune diseases. In the present study, we investigated plasma levels of both HMGB1 and sRAGE in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (pAPS) patients. METHODS We prospectiv...

Atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is a widely used thermal process for producing coatings various applications. The characteristics of the produced influenced by multiple tens parameters and their complex interactions. Even when same are used, there considerable variability in coatings. poor repeatability coating can be attributed to instabilities as well relatively large measurement uncertaint...