8. Conclusion and outlook
Since the 1960s, the thermal spray market has grown by around 10% a year, mainly thanks to process development. Flame spraying, which accounted for 70% of applications in 1960, now covers just 12% of the market. In recent years, electric arc spraying has enjoyed a renaissance, thanks to advances in equipment and materials (cored wires), and hypersonic spraying has also gained ground.
Thermal spraying, excluding corrosion, has long been used in high-tech sectors such as aeronautics and nuclear power. Today, thermal spraying is also used in other sectors, such as :
automotive, with developments in catalytic converters, or the replacement of liners on aluminum alloy engine blocks;
energy with the production of ceramic solid electrolyte fuel cells;
mechanical...
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Economic data
In 1995, the annual market for thermal spray consumables (wires, powders) was worth 130 million francs. Figure 1 gives a breakdown by sector of activity.
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Manufacturers, suppliers
Alloying Metallizing Welding Reloading AMSR
AREGA
CHPO Deloro
Castolin France
L'Air Liquide
Société Nouvelle de Métallisation. SNMI Industries
Sulzer Metco
Tecphy
Plasma projection System 2PS
Organizations, universities, schools
Syndicat national des entreprises d'applications de revêtements et traitements de surface SATS
ETSC Association (Euro Thermal Spray Coating)
French Atomic Energy Commission CEA
Center d'études et de recherches des matériaux CEREM
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