Research Article

Characterization of Thermally Sprayed Coated GT Components Made of 3D Printing Based Selective Laser Melting Processed Inconel Alloy 718

Table 2

APS and HVOF process parameters.

Spraying processHVOF spraying systemAPS spraying technique

Type of coatNiCrAlYYSZ
Spray distance (mm)200, 225, 250, 275, 30075, 90, 110, 120, 125, 140, 180
Transversal speed (mm/s)16.67
Oxygen pressure (bar)/flow rate (lpm)1.1/220
Hydrogen pressure(bar)/flow rate (lpm)8.6/660
Carrier gas/pressure (bar)/flow rate (lpm)N2/7/36
Principal gas flow (Ar) lpm6.5
Derived gas flow (H2) lpm4.5
Air pressure (bar)/flow rate (lpm)5/330
Powder feed rate (kg/hr)3.62.7
Maximum Mach number2.4
Combustion gas velocity850 m/sec
Voltage, V48
Current, A500