Overview
Most manufacturing and industrial equipment suffers heavy wear rates owing to their service conditions. Thermal spray coatings impart high-quality wear resistant properties to the base metal, which the base materials do not necessarily have. Thermal spraying is a surface coating technology by which metallic or nonmetallic materials are deposited in a molten or semi-molten condition onto a base metal surface to optimize its characteristics and to protect against wear, abrasion, corrosion and/or erosion. Numerous combinations of base material and coating material are possible.
This course presents an overview of thermal spray technology and discusses thermal spray coating materials, processes, specifications, selection, surface preparation, application, inspection and testing, sealing, maintenance, and safety. This course will help readers to understand the different surface coating techniques for enhancing service life of their assets, boosting productivity and capacity of their machinery.
This course is aimed at mechanical engineers, process engineers, facility managers, operational and maintenance personnel responsible for design and upkeep of equipment.
In this course, you will review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Publication 1110-2-3401, “Thermal Spraying: New Construction and Maintenance”.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty five (25) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Fundamental principles of thermal spray coatings
- Thermal spray materials
- Thermal spray coating cost and service life
- Thermal spray coating selection for different service environments
- Surface preparation techniques
- Thermal spray coating applications
- Sealing and painting of thermal spray coatings
- Thermal spray coating Inspection and Testing
- Thermal spray applicator and equipment Qualification
- Maintenance of thermal spray coatings
- Safety precautions
- Environment and worker protection regulations
Course
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Thermal Spraying Technology and Applications
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