A NEW COST-EFFECTIVE PLASMA SPRAY PROCESS AND SPECIALLY FORMULATED MATERIALS FOR USE WITH THE PROCESS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THESE MATERIALS CONSIST OF A WIDE VARIETY OF PRODUCTS BASED MOSTLY ON THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS WITH THE OPTION OF ADDING FILLERS OR FIBROUS REINFORCEMENT. SUCH THERMOPLASTICS INCLUDE NYLONS, FLUOROPOLYMERS AND COPOLYMERS, POLYPROPYLENE, AND POLYETHYLENE, INCLUDING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT, AND HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE), TO NAME A FEW. FILLERS CAN BE INCLUDED TO ENHANCE ABRASION RESISTANCE, FIRE RETARDANCY, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ADSORPTION, AS WELL AS SLIP PROPERTIES. THESE MATERIALS CAN BE SPRAYED ON VESSELS, STRUCTURES, AND VARIOUS PARTS FOR IN-HOUSE USE OR ON-SITE TREATMENT. PREVIOUSLY, THESE MATERIALS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PROCESSING METHODS: ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING FOLLOWED BY AN OVEN BAKING OPERATION, A FLAME SPRAYING, OR HOT DIPPING,
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |
