Effect of Spray Parameters on the Splashing of Plasma-sprayed Cast Iron Particles

To understand the effects of spray parameters on the splashing,cast iron particles were plasma-sprayed onto polished surfaces of aluminum substrate to form single splats.Various plasma arc powers and spray distances were applied to adjust the morphology of the splats which was studied using a field emission scanning electron microscope（FESEM）.The experimentalresults showed that the splashing of impinging droplets was significantly restrained for the splats deposited with high arc power（30 k W）and short spray distance（80 mm）.This finding would be beneficialto improving the adhesive strength of the coating.