ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that the Thermal Spray Society (TSS) Accepted Practices Committee on Metallography and Mechanical Testing has prepared an Accepted Practice for Thermal Spray Coating Bond (Adhesion) Testing. This document defines and highlights critical aspects for representative and reproducible test results based on ASTM C 633 and applicable industry standards.
The Accepted Practices Committee, chaired by Dr. Tetyana Shmyreva of Rolls-Royce, is comprised of an international team (26 total members) of scientists and engineers from academia and industry, including notable organizations such as Rolls-Royce Corp. (US), Swinburne University (Australia), Sulzer Metco, and GKN Aerospace (EU). The charter of this committee is to provide the thermal spray industry with technical guidance for common evaluation techniques.
