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Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings (2019)
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Tejero-Martin, D., Pala, Z., Rushworth, S., & Hussain, T. (2020). Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings. Ceramics International, 46(4), 5098-5108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.10.253

Solution precursor thermal spray can become a breakthrough technology for the deposition of coatings with novel chemistries; however, the understanding of the process that the feedstock material undergoes is still lacking when compared to more tradit... Read More about Splat formation and microstructure of solution precursor thermal sprayed Nb-doped titanium oxide coatings.

Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating (2019)
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Wang, J., Memon, H., Liu, J., Yang, G., Xu, F., Hussain, T., …Hou, X. (2019). Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating. Surface and Coatings Technology, 380, Article 125068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.125068

Icephobicity of materials has received intensive attention in recent years due to the increasing requirement of ice protection in aerospace, wind energy and power lines. However, the influencing factors of material icephobicity have not been well ide... Read More about Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating.

The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions (2019)
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Karimi, G., Carrington, M., Thomas, J., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & Hussain, T. (2019). The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions. Corrosion Science, 159, Article 108141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108141

The corrosion behaviour of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogue materials in PWR-simulating conditions was investigated. The cast alloy exhibited localised corrosion at the boundary between the matrix and the M7C3 carbides, with this being attributed t... Read More about The role of microstructural development in the hydrothermal corrosion of cast and HIPed Stellite 6 analogues in simulated PWR conditions.

A Computational and Experimental Investigation into Radial Injection for Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray (2019)
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Chadha, S., Chadha, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Venturi, F., & Hussain, T. (2019). A Computational and Experimental Investigation into Radial Injection for Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(6), 1126-1145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00888-8

Suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray typically utilizes axial injections of suspension into the combustion chamber. There are certain cases where the oxygen-sensitive nanoparticles benefit from a reduction in the time and temperature spent... Read More about A Computational and Experimental Investigation into Radial Injection for Suspension High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (SHVOF) Thermal Spray.

Application of HVOF WC-Co-Cr coatings on the internal surface of small cylinders: Effect of internal diameter on the wear resistance (2019)
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Pulsford, J., Venturi, F., Pala, Z., Kamnis, S., & Hussain, T. (2019). Application of HVOF WC-Co-Cr coatings on the internal surface of small cylinders: Effect of internal diameter on the wear resistance. Wear, 432-433, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2019.202965

Due to the restrictions and mediocre performance of current methods of coating complex shaped parts in which line of sight processes currently struggle, the development of new coating methods is essential, with High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) thermal s... Read More about Application of HVOF WC-Co-Cr coatings on the internal surface of small cylinders: Effect of internal diameter on the wear resistance.

Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion (2019)
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Reddy, L., Sattari, M., Davis, C., Shipway, P., Halvarsson, M., & Hussain, T. (2019). Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion. Corrosion Science, 158, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.07.003

This study investigated the effects of HCl and KCl on a laser-clad FeCrAl coating at 450 °C in an in-situ ESEM followed by a furnace exposure. In all in-situ TEM cross-sections, three major phases were identified: an iron rich oxide, an iron-chromium... Read More about Influence of KCl and HCl on a Laser Clad FeCrAl Alloy: In-Situ SEM and Controlled Environment High Temperature Corrosion.

Pores Structure Change Induced by Heat Treatment in Cold-Sprayed Ti6Al4V Coating (2019)
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Zhou, H., Li, C., Yang, H., Luo, X., Yang, G., Li, W., …Li, C. (2019). Pores Structure Change Induced by Heat Treatment in Cold-Sprayed Ti6Al4V Coating. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(6), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00882-0

In this study, the evolution of pores structure in cold-sprayed Ti6Al4V coating (TC4) was analyzed before and after 600-1100 °C heat treatment. It was found that almost no change happened to pores under the heat treatment temperature below 600 °C. Wh... Read More about Pores Structure Change Induced by Heat Treatment in Cold-Sprayed Ti6Al4V Coating.

Inter-particle bonding in cold spray deposition of a gas-atomised and a solution heat-treated Al 6061 powder (2019)
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Sabard, A., & Hussain, T. (2019). Inter-particle bonding in cold spray deposition of a gas-atomised and a solution heat-treated Al 6061 powder. Journal of Materials Science, 54(18), 12061-12078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03736-w

The heat treatment of a number of gas-atomised aluminium alloys prior to cold spraying recently showed that the resultant microstructural modification was accompanied by an improvement in deposition; however, the relationship between the microstructu... Read More about Inter-particle bonding in cold spray deposition of a gas-atomised and a solution heat-treated Al 6061 powder.

Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray (2019)
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Bano, S., Ahmed, I., Grant, D., Nommeots-Nomm, A., & Hussain, T. (2019). Effect of processing on microstructure, mechanical properties and dissolution behaviour in SBF of Bioglass (45S5) coatings deposited by Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray. Surface and Coatings Technology, 372, 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.05.038

Beyond traditional coatings: a review on thermal-sprayed functional and smart coatings (2019)
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Tejero-Martin, D., Rezvani Rad, M., McDonald, A., & Hussain, T. (2019). Beyond traditional coatings: a review on thermal-sprayed functional and smart coatings. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(4), 598–644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00857-1

Thermal spraying has been present for over a century, being greatly refined and optimized during this time. It has become nowadays a reliable and cost-efficient method to deposit thick coatings with a wide variety of feedstock materials and substrate... Read More about Beyond traditional coatings: a review on thermal-sprayed functional and smart coatings.

A low-friction graphene nanoplatelets film from suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray (2019)
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Venturi, F., Rance, G. A., Thomas, J., & Hussain, T. (2019). A low-friction graphene nanoplatelets film from suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray. AIP Advances, 9(2), 025216. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5089021

The addition of graphene-based nanomaterials is known to improve the tribology properties of materials by lowering the coefficient of friction and reducing wear. The covering of small areas with thin graphene-based films is routinely carried out; how... Read More about A low-friction graphene nanoplatelets film from suspension high velocity oxy-fuel thermal spray.

Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment (2019)
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Jackson, G., Bai, M., Pala, Z., Hussain, T., & Sun, W. (2019). Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 749, 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.02.030

Thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coatings offer high wear and corrosion-erosion resistance at high temperature but the creep behaviour of such coatings is not well understood. In this paper, the microstructure and creep behaviour of a HVOF Stellite 6 coa... Read More about Small punch creep testing of thermally sprayed Stellite 6 coating: A comparative study of as-received vs post-heat treatment.

Preparation of MCrAlY-Al2O3 composite coatings with enhanced oxidation resistance through a novel powder manufacturing process (2019)
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Bai, M., Song, B., Reddy, L., & Hussain, T. (2019). Preparation of MCrAlY-Al2O3 composite coatings with enhanced oxidation resistance through a novel powder manufacturing process. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 28(3), 433–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-019-00830-y

MCrAlY-Al 2 O 3 composite coatings were prepared by using high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying with bespoke composite powder feedstock for high temperature applications. Powder processing via a suspension route was employed to achieve a... Read More about Preparation of MCrAlY-Al2O3 composite coatings with enhanced oxidation resistance through a novel powder manufacturing process.

Effect of nozzle geometry on the gas dynamics and evaporation rates of Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray: a numerical investigation (2018)
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Chadha, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., & Hussain, T. (2019). Effect of nozzle geometry on the gas dynamics and evaporation rates of Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray: a numerical investigation. Surface and Coatings Technology, 371, 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.10.085

Thermally sprayed coatings formed from sub-micron or nanoparticles feedstock provide enhanced coating properties and Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray is a process that allows the deposition of dense coatings from fine particula... Read More about Effect of nozzle geometry on the gas dynamics and evaporation rates of Suspension High Velocity Oxy Fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray: a numerical investigation.

Suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) spray of delta-theta alumina suspension: Phase transformation and tribology (2018)
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Owoseni, T., Murray, J., Pala, Z., Lester, E., Grant, D., & Hussain, T. (2018). Suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) spray of delta-theta alumina suspension: Phase transformation and tribology. Surface and Coatings Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.08.047

Suspension high-velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spray is an emerging spray technology that enables the processing of nanometric feedstock. Although SHVOF thermal sprayed alumina coatings prepared from alpha alumina feedstock have been widely report... Read More about Suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) spray of delta-theta alumina suspension: Phase transformation and tribology.

Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating (2018)
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Wang, J., Liu, J., Neate, N. C., Bai, M., Xu, F., Hussain, T., …Hou, X. (2018). Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 765, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.239

Hydrophobic metallic coatings have attracted increasing interest in the recent years due to their excellent mechanical durability. But the wetting behavior and hydrophobic mechanism of metallic coatings are far from clear. In this work, Ni-Cu-P terna... Read More about Investigation on time-dependent wetting behavior of Ni-Cu-P ternary coating.

Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions (2018)
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Karimi, G., Shipway, P., Stewart, D., & Hussain, T. (2018). Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions. Corrosion Science, 140, 402-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.023

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Wear resistant alloys are required for deployment in pressurised water reactor primary circuits and in this context, the corrosion behaviour of a cast cobalt-based alloy following exposure for 30 days in lithiated water at 300 °C... Read More about Corrosion of cast Stellite-3 analogue in simulated PWR conditions.

Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution (2018)
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Reddy, L., Preston, S. P., Shipway, P., Davis, C., & Hussain, T. (2018). Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution. Surface and Coatings Technology, 349, 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.05.054

As a candidate coating material for heat-exchanger surfaces in commercial power generation boiler, an amorphous/glass forming Fe-Cr-B alloy NanoSteel SHS 7170 was deposited by a 2 kW fibre laser onto a boiler grade steel substrate (15Mo3). A comprehe... Read More about Process parameter optimisation of laser clad iron based alloy: Predictive models of deposition efficiency, porosity and dilution.

Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings (2018)
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Bai, M., Kazi, H., Zhang, X., Liu, J., & Hussain, T. (2018). Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings. Nature, 8, Article 6973. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25375-y

This study has presented an efficient coating method, namely suspension high velocity oxy-fuel (SHVOF) thermal spraying, to produce large super-hydrophobic ceramic surfaces with a unique micro- and nano-scale hierarchical structures to mimic natural... Read More about Robust hydrophobic surfaces from suspension HVOF thermal sprayed rare-earth oxide ceramics coatings.

Effect of SiO2 dispersion on chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrMo coating (2018)
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Sadeghimeresht, E., Markocsan, N., Hussain, T., Huhtakangas, M., & Joshi, S. (2018). Effect of SiO2 dispersion on chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrMo coating. CORROSION, 74(9), 984-1000. https://doi.org/10.5006/2802

NiCrMo coatings with and without dispersed SiO2 were deposited using high velocity air-fuel (HVAF) technique. Thermogravimetric experiments were conducted in 5% O2+500 vppm HCl+N2 with and without a KCl deposit at 600 °C for up to 168 h. The SiO2-con... Read More about Effect of SiO2 dispersion on chlorine-induced high temperature corrosion of HVAF-sprayed NiCrMo coating.