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Fig. 1

Scheme of EHE tests: U – regulated power supply; K – switch for interrupting the supply of electric current; A – ammeter; V – voltmeter; R – a sample with an electric heating coating; T – thermal imager. EHE, electric heating element

Fig. 2

Scheme for measuring the metallization figure, where H is the spraying distance, β is the opening angle of the plasma jet, h is the height of the sprayed material, L is the vertical (large) axis, and l is the horizontal (small) axis of the spray spot

Fig. 3

Diagram explaining the loss of material due to the geometric factor

Fig. 4

EHE appearance: (A) EHE Series No 1: two-layer coating of Al2O3 and TiO2; (B) EHE Series No. 2: three-layer coating of Al2O3 and TiO2. EHE, electric heating element

Fig. 5

Microstructure of the three-layer coating of EHE Series No. 2: 1 – steel substrate; 2 – Al2O3 layers; 3 – TiO2 layer. EHE, electric heating element

Fig. 6

Temperature distribution along the electric heating track depending on the heating time; at the beginning of the process (A); every next 35 s (B, C); after 100 s (D)

Fig. 7

Cross section of metallization figures along the spray spot axes (Run 6, Table 5): (A) section along the large axis y = 2.27 × e−0.36x2; (B) section along the small axis y = 2.27 × e−0.78x2; graph of the Gaussian distribution (calculated); the actual profile of the metallization figure

Fig. 8

Losses of the sprayed material associated with the geometric factor depending on the width of the electric heating track: (A) for the large axis L of the spray spot; (B) for the small axis l of the spray spot

Parameters of MPS of electrically insulating and resistive coatings

ParametersCoating

Al2O3TiO2
Electric current, I (A)4540
Voltage, U (V)3028
Spraying distance, H (mm)150150
Plasma-forming gas (Ar) flow rate, Gpl (slpm)1.31.3
Shielding gas (Ar) flow rate, Gsh (slpm)4.04.0
Powder feed rate, Ppow (g·min−1)1.22.0

Chemical composition of carbon steel St3 according to Ukrainian State Standard DSTU 2651:2005, 2015

ElementsWt.% of elements
C0.14–0.22
Si0.15–0.30
Mn0.40–0.65
Ni<0.3
Cu<0.3
Cr<0.3
As<0.08
N<0.008
S<0.05
P<0.04
FeBalance amount

The CTE values depending on the parameters of the MPS of TiO2 powder

RunI (A)Gpl (slpm)H (mm)Ppow (g·min−1)CTE, %

ExperimentalCalculated
1452.01601.87574
2452.0800.68996
3451.01600.64444
4451.0801.87884
5352.01600.64750
6352.0801.88891
7351.01601.82838
8351.0800.66561
9401.51200.86864

Parameters of the metallization figure depending on the parameters of the MPS of TiO2 powder

RunI (A)Gpl (slpm)H (mm)Ppow (g·min−1)Metallization figure height, h (mm)Large axis, L (mm)Small axis, l (mm)
1452.02001.82.219.27.5
2452.01000.61.046.34.7
3451.02000.60.538.27.4
4451.01001.82.317.25.6
5352.02000.60.358.86.2
6352.01001.82.278.66.6
7351.02001.80.817.27.0
8351.01000.61.347.65.4

Intervals of variation of the parameters of MPS of electric heating tracks (TiO2)

Levels of variationFactors

Electric current, I (A)Plasma-forming gas flow rate, Gpl (slpm)Spraying distance, H (mm)Powder feed rate, Ppow (g·min−1)
Upper level +452.01601.8
Lower level −351.0800.6
Base level 0401.51201.2
Variation intervals50.540.00.6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2022-0049 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 158 - 170
Submitted on: Nov 23, 2022
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Accepted on: Jan 30, 2023
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Published on: May 2, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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