1. Thermal spray technologies—An integral part of modern production processes

   • Jan Musil

   Commentry Pages: 387 - 387

2. Calendar of events

   Events Pages: 388 - 388

3. In the news

   News Pages: 389 - 389

4. Electric arc deposition of carbon steel coatings with improved mechanical properties

   • Z. Zurecki
   • D. Garg
   • D. Bowe

   Technical Note Pages: 417 - 421

5. Revealing true porosity in WC-Co thermal spray coatings

   • D. J. Nolan
   • M. Samandi

   Technical Note Pages: 422 - 424

6. A transmission electron microscopy study of the microstructures present in alumina coatings produced by plasma spraying

   • J. M. Guilemany
   • J. Nutting
   • M. J. Dougan

   Technical Note Pages: 425 - 429

7. Early device design—JTST historical patent #5

   • United States Patent Office

   Historical Patent Pages: 430 - 433

8. Properties of plasma-sprayed freestanding ceramic parts

   • K. Neufuss
   • P. Chráska
   • Z. Trávnícek

   Reviewed Paper Pages: 434 - 438

9. Alumina-base plasma-sprayed materials—Part II: Phase transformations in aluminas

   • J. Ilavsky
   • C. C. Berndt
   • J. Dubsky

   Reviewed Paper Pages: 439 - 444

10. Plasma spraying of zircon

    • P. Chráska
    • K. Neufuss
    • H. Herman

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 445 - 448

11. Plasma-sprayed duplex and graded partially stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coatings: deposition process and properties

    • J. Musil
    • M. Alaya
    • R. Oberacker

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 449 - 455

12. Development of cored wires for improving the abrasion wear resistance of austenitic stainless steel

    • S. Dallaire
    • H. Levert

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 456 - 462

13. Zirconium boride and tantalum carbide coatings sprayed by electrothermal explosion of powders

    • H. Tamura
    • M. Konoue
    • A. B. Sawaoka

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 463 - 468

14. The influence of nozzle design on HVOF exit gas velocity and coating microstructure

    • K. Korpiola
    • J. P. Hirvonen
    • F. Rossi

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 469 - 474

15. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Thermally sprayed silica/nylon nanocomposites

    • L. S. Schadler
    • K. O. Laut
    • E. Petrovicova

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 475 - 485

16. Ultrasonic technique for measuring porosity of plasma-sprayed alumina coatings

    • S. Parthasarathi
    • B. R. Tittmann
    • E. J. Onesto

    Reviewed Paper Pages: 486 - 488