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Characterization of low pressure type cold sprayed aluminum coatings |
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Kazuhiro Ogawa* / Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan Kiyohiro Ito/ Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan Kenji Ichimura/ Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan Yuji Ichikawa/ Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan Tetsuo Shoji/ Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University, Japan |
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Aluminum alloys are widely used for transportation facilities, because of light weight and high corrosion-resistance. If there are some cracks in transportation, sometimes they repair by welding. However, it is difficult to weld aluminum materials. Because, Aluminum has high specific thermal conductivity and high coefficient of thermal expansion compared with that of steel. The cold spray technique is known as a new technique not only for coating but also for thick depositions. It has many advantages, i.e. dense coating, high deposition rate and low oxidation. Therefore, it has a possibility to apply cold spray technique instead of welding to repair the cracks. What seems to be lacking, however, is deposition mechanisms and mechanical properties of deposition produced by low pressure type cold spraying. This is a very important issue for applying the cold spray to repair some structures. In this study, elucidation of deposition mechanisms and evaluation of mechanical properties for the low pressure type cold sprayed Aluminum depositions were investigated. As a result of elucidation of deposition mechanisms, it can be clear that the particle deposition needs to activate the surface by several impingements. Furthermore, as a result of evaluation of mechnical properties, the cold sprayed specimen showed higher strength than the monolithic specimen in the case of compressive loading to the coating. |