The use of composite materials, and modern technology of plasma
spraying has provided a possibility to obtain a coating with very special
properties. Owing to physics- chimecs changes, changeable valence, low
thermodynamic strength for Ferro-oxide
s the coating, which made from
Ferro oxide composite, has very high specifications investment, and
provides protection for machines which work in difficult circumstances.
Ferro oxide composites behavior, during spraying, studies shows that
changes which took place in these materials are similar to those which
happened during sintering. An influence of plasma generator current
intensity has been studied on microhardness of forming phases, on phases
structure propositions, and on porosity. Microhardness increase when
current intensity was increased, while porosity is decreased.
Wear resistance has also been studied for this post in both, dry and wet
(oily) friction circumstances. Comparable with other materials it has been
found that Ferro oxide materials had a high resistance for wear and a low
friction coefficient.
It is also important that when selecting the spraying materials, to
determine requirements which we need from coating and to analyze its
investment circumstances on specific elements of machines to obtain a
high investment properties coating.
