This diagram shows the important thermal spray coating features that combine to determine the properties of a coating. These features include the lamellar or layered splat structure; entrapped, unmelted, or resolidified particles; pores, oxide inclusions, grains, phases, cracks, and bond interfaces.
The diagram schematically illustrates typical coating characteristics and a representative deposit/coating microstructure.
Volume 5A, Thermal Spray Technology ? Thermal Spray Processes and Coatings ? Coating Structures, Properties, and Materials