In recent years, there is an increased in used of titanium alloys for some parts of mass-
produced automobiles and aerospace. However, titanium alloys are characterized by …

Lasers have been used to improve the ultimate performance of thermal spray coatings for
specific applications, but the full potential of additional laser treatments must be further …

Metal coins discovered during archaeology have artistic and cultural value. Careful cleaning
is required for artifact conservation. Metal artifacts must be cleaned to remove corrosion …

The individual and cumulative effects of in situ pulsed laser ablation and continuous laser
pre-heating on adhesion and cohesion strength of cold sprayed Ti-6Al-4V coatings are …

Laser cleaning is a competitive alternative to ablate and remove the hard oxide layer on hot-
rolled stainless steel. To meet the practical demand, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy …

Since the use of the first production laser in 1965 by Western Electric to drill holes in
diamonds, lasers have offered several revolutionary solutions to high value manufacturing …

Ti–3Al–2.5 V tubes are widely used in aircraft hydraulic systems. Meticulous surface
preparation before welding is necessary to obtain a sound weld involving these alloy tubes …

The adhesive strength to the substrate plays an important role in the performance of thermal-
sprayed coatings and could determine the coating's service life. It depends to a large extent …

Flame spraying is frequently used for PEEK coatings elaboration on metallic surfaces.
However, this process has a certain number of limitations particularly considering the quality …

In thermal spraying, adherence between the coating and the substrate appears as the
fundamental point. To favor a good interaction between both, it is often necessary to clean …