Advantages for automotive industry of plasma spray coating of Al-Si cast alloy cylinder bores

Surface Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-116

  Barbezat, G ^a   Wuest, G ^b  

^a Sulzer Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b Sulzer Metco (Westbury) Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINISHING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA GUNS; PLASMA SPRAYING; POWDER COATINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CYLINDER BORES;

SPRAYED COATINGS;

EID: 0031681991     PISSN: 02670844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sur.1998.14.2.113     Document Type: Article

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