Research Article
Parametric Appraisal of Process Parameters for Adhesion of Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured YSZ Coatings Using Taguchi Experimental Design
Table 1
Selected operating parameters for plasma spray coating process.
| Parameter | Operating range |
| Operating power | 30–45 kW | Current | 500–700 Amps. | Primary plasmagen gas (argon) flow rate | 45–60 Lpm | Secondary plasmagen gas (helium) flow rate | 5–15 Lpm | Nozzle to substrate distance (stand-off distance) | 75–150 mm | Powder feed rate | 25 gm/min |
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