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Measurement of coating adhesion

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Metallurgical and Ceramic Protective Coatings

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The ability to change the surface characteristics of a component independent of the bulk material properties by use of surface coatings has opened up many new and diverse applications in a number of technology areas [1]. There are many definitions of what is meant by surface engineering, perhaps the most appropriate is — the application and design of surface treated material systems to achieve a cost-effective performance enhancement of which neither is capable on its own. In most applications the minimum criterion for acceptable performance is that the adhesion of the coating to the substrate should be sufficient so that the coating remains in place for the lifetime of the component in its operating environment. In such developments there is a requirement to measure the level of adhesion between substrate and coating in order to guarantee that only coatings ‘fit for purpose’ are released for evaluation. In many instances the slow take-up of surface coating technology can be traced, in part, to a lack of end-user confidence in the quality of supplied coatings and thus it is essential that a simple and reliable adhesion test is available, which should ideally be of relevance to the intended application.

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Rickerby, D. (1996). Measurement of coating adhesion. In: Stern, K.H. (eds) Metallurgical and Ceramic Protective Coatings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1501-5_12

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