Cold spray is a solid-state deposition technique whereby metallic or composite powder particles are entrained within a high-velocity gas jet and accelerated to supersonic speeds before impacting a ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Repairing a 40-ton armored vehicle is a lot harder than having your car fixed at a neighborhood auto repair shop. Tactical armored vehicles require specialized repair ...

The cold spray technique has recently emerged as an additive manufacturing method for producing free-standing parts, in addition to its use in repair and coating applications. Manufacturing relatively ...

When people think of additive manufacturing (AM), they usually think of 3D printing. Of course, 3D printing is an extremely innovative technology and is at one of its most exciting stages of evolution ...

Cold spray process applies powdered metal at a highly accelerated velocity – the speed of sound or faster – on a surface using an applicator and nozzle quickly and effectively. (Janes) The US Navy ...

The new material, created by spraying a tantalum coating on stainless steel, can withstand extreme conditions inside fusion reactors. This advancement enables more efficient fusion reactors that are ...

Rockwell B-1 Lancer bombers are seen in a boneyard at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI For decades, U.S ...

The Australian Navy is researching cold spray, a form of additive manufacturing, to repair submarines. The tech blasts surfaces with tiny bits of metal at high speed, binding it to a surface. The ...

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Integrating emerging technologies is a critical component of the modernization of Letterkenny Army Depot — also called LEAD. LEAD's modernization plan focuses on multiple lines of ...

Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD) are providing valuable insights into the cold spray deposition process, offering information that other ...

A recent advance could enable more efficient compact fusion reactors that are easier to repair and maintain. University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a ...