Accepted Practices
An important role for the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) is to identify subject areas where practical guidance on the selection, application, processing, testing, and analysis of thermal spray coatings may be needed and to organize the necessary teams of experts to address those needs. The TSS Accepted Practices Committee is made up of industry experts who oversee the generation and publication of reference documents relating to testing procedures and limitations, as well as advanced methods for process and coating characterization. Emphasis is on educating the industry on the application of new testing and characterization methods as well as the proper deployment of existing methods.
Many of the Accepted Practices documents developed by the committee over the years are compiled the book Thermal Spray Technology: Accepted Practices, available in the ASM Digital Library.
Access to this resource is free to TSS members.
The following Accepted Practices documents are included in the book:
- Accepted Practice for Metallographic Preparation of Thermal Spray Coating Samples
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040030 - Accepted Practice for Recognizing Artifacts in Air Plasma Spray Thermal Barrier Coating Microstructures
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040055 - Accepted Practice for Metallographic Preparation of NiCrAl/Bentonite Abradable Coatings
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040069 - Accepted Practice for Metallographic Preparation of Molybdenum Thermal Spray Coatings
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040076 - Accepted Practice for the Modified Layer Removal Method for Evaluating Residual Stresses in Thermal Spray Coatings
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040084 - Accepted Practice for Testing Bond Strength of Thermal Spray Coatings
https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tstap.t56040101
In addition to the items in the ASM Digital Library volume, the TSS Accepted Practices Committee has published the following documents in the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology:
- Metallographic Preparation and Testing of Thermal Spray Coatings: Sectioning, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 14, 2005, p 313–314. https://doi.org/10.1361/105996305X62220
- The Preparation and Evaluation of Thermal Spray Coatings: Mounting, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 14, 2005, p 450–452. https://doi.org/10.1361/105996305X78043
- The Preparation and Evaluation of Thermal Spray Coatings: Grinding, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Vol 15, 2006, p 31–32. https://doi.org/10.1361/105996306X92703
