Nuria Cinca

• Materials Science PhD Eng
• Engineer at Hyperion Materials and Technologies

WC-Co cemented carbides, commonly known as hardmetals, are composite materials constituted by hard ceramic particles embedded in a ductile metal matrix. Due to their unique microstructural assemblage, these materials exhibit excellent combinations of hardness, strength, and toughness, consolidating them as a first choice for tools, structural and w...

The surface integrity in terms of phase transformation for the metallic cobalt (Co) binder and compressive residual stresses (scomp) on ground WC-10wt.%Co specimens and sequentially dry-electropolished was studied by means of synchrotron radiation. In-situ heating up to 900ºC helped in monitoring the reverse transformation induced during the pre-pr...

Cemented carbide alloys are well known powder metallurgically processed materials used for a wide range of tooling and components that require a good balance of hardness and fracture toughness, together with wear resistance. After 100 years of the first patent, research and development within this area continues to fulfil more demanding application...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of copper powder oxidation on the deposition efficiency, microstructure, wear and corrosion resistance. The gas-atomized copper powders in the as-received (Cu-Safina and Cu-FST) and oxidized states (Cu-treat, oxidized in air, 25 °C for 5 months; Cu-treat1, oxidized at 100 °C for 1 h; and Cu-tre...

Cold forming of aluminum alloys is frequently associated with problems related to severe adhesion and material transfer onto the forming tools which results in high friction forces and negatively affects the surface quality of the formed parts, a phenomenon frequently named galling. In the present study, well controlled laboratory tests using a scr...

The effect of the WC grain size on the corrosion resistance of cemented carbides is not well established in the literature. In this study, the electrochemical behaviour of WC-12wt.%Co hard materials with various starting grain sizes (ultrafine, fine, and medium) were evaluated in aerated 3.5 wt.% NaCl media as well as 0.1M NaOH and 0.1M H2SO4, by m...

Hardmetals are composite materials comprising carbides embedded in a ductile metallic binder. This combination, with different relative amounts and sizes of ceramic particles, allows obtaining a wide variety of microstructural qualities with excellent mechanical and tribological properties. However, many of the applications in which these materials...

In many metal forming processes, certain texturization of the tool is necessary to have some friction that can make the operation possible. One example of that is the use of crosshatching methods on cemented carbide punches to manufacture beverage cans. The deep drawing and ironing process of the aluminum foil during can production involves differe...

Cavitation erosion is a common mode of wear in flow control and fluid handling systems. To mitigate this degradation mode, CoCr superalloys or facing coatings are commonly used for flow control or pump parts. Cemented carbides, however, generally present wear resistance superior to that of those materials due to the favourable combination of their...

In many applications such as metal cutting and metal forming, cemented carbide tools work in sliding friction wear mode resulting in transfer of the metal work material to the tool surface. In these applications, a surface showing good anti-galling properties needs to be balanced with other desired tool material properties. In the present study, th...

Both as bulk material and coatings, cemented carbides currently occupy very well-established market niches and exhibit a promising future thanks to the development of compositions and manufacturing parameters. Direct comparisons of the properties of both are found only very rarely in the literature, very likely because the fields of application are...

The electrochemical corrosion performance of WC-12 wt% Co in coating and bulk forms has been evaluated in a 3.56 wt% NaCl solution. The coatings were deposited by means of thermal spray techniques, i.e., cold gas spraying (CGS) and high-velocity air fuel (HVAF) spraying, while bulks with different WC sizes were manufactured by conventional pressing...

The electrochemical corrosion performance of WC-12 wt% Co in coating and bulk forms has been evaluated in a 3.56 wt% NaCl solution. The coatings were deposited by means of thermal spray techniques, i.e., cold gas spraying (CGS) and high-velocity air fuel (HVAF) spraying, while bulks with different WC sizes were manufactured by conventional pressing...

This review focuses on the multiple advantages of iron aluminides as an alternative binder for cemented carbides, by means of thermodynamics, microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion and oxidation resistance. Iron aluminides have been identified as potential alternative binders for WC-Co. Actually, new composite materials free of Co are und...

Cavitation erosion is a common mode of wear in flow control and fluid handling systems. To mitigate this degradation mode, hard alloys such as Stellites or hard facing coatings are commonly used for flow control or pump parts. Cemented carbides, however, generally present superior wear resistance than those materials due to their favorable mechanic...

The ability of the Nagelschmidtite (Nagel) phase to promote osteogenesis, cementogenesis, and angiogenesis increased the interest in using this calcium silicophosphate bioceramic for tissue regeneration and vascularization applications. Nagel phase is a solid solution with the general formula Ca7-xNax(PO4)2+x(SiO4)2-x, which allows several substitu...

In this work the cold gas spray (CGS) technique was used to produce anti-biofilm and biocompatibility copper surfaces. Copper was deposited onto carbon steel and the phase composition, morphology, porosity, and adherence of the coating were investigated. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA-ATCC 25923), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922)...

A cemented carbide suitable as a high performance hardmetal material for wire drawing of high-tensile strength alloys is provided. The cemented carbide comprises a relatively low binder content with additives Cr, Ta and/or Nb to provide high wear and corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, high hardness and a desired hardness to fracture t...

Reinforced Inconel625 coatings have been successfully deposited by means of cold gas spray (CGS). Alumina has been simultaneously sprayed achieving a homogeneous distribution along the deposit with good cohesion between particles. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ceramic reinforcement could improve the mechanical and tribological pr...

A mechanism for the formation and crystallization processes of bone-like apatite grown on non-stoichiometric silicocarnotite (SC) is here proposed. Single-phase SC powders and ceramics were obtained from fixed mixtures of hydroxyapatite and bioactive glass 45S5. The bioactive behavior of SC was assessed by immersion in Hank´s solution at different...

The corrosion of AA 7075-T6 aluminum alloy is a critical issue for many industries. In this study, aluminum coatings were deposited onto AA 7075-T6 by cold gas spray and the effect of the porous outer layer on different properties of the coating, including corrosion–resistance was investigated. As-prepared and polished samples were used to study th...

Institute of Materials Finishing Exeter House , 48 Holloway Head Birmingham Bl lNQ UK 9th October 2019 Dear A.M .Vilardell, N.Cinca, I.Pacheco, C.Santiveri, S.Dosta, I.G.Cano, J. M.Guilemany, M.Sarret and C.Muller Re: IMF Awards-Jim Kape Memorial Medal sponsored by IMF I am pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the Jim Kape Memorial...

Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings onto Ti6Al4V alloy substrates were obtained by several thermal spray technologies: atmospheric plasma spray (APS) and high velocity oxy fuel (HVOF), together with the cold spray (CS) technique. A characterization study has been performed by means of surface and microstructure analyses, as well as biological performance....

FeAl coatings can be processed by cold spraying conditions only under the use of well-tuned parameter sets that guarantee shock-loading conditions, which provide sufficient ductility in iron aluminide intermetallic compounds and are capable to ensure sufficient heat creation and thus thermally softened interfaces for bonding. Original microstructur...

Nanostructured Cr-based WC hardmetals are successfully sintered by spark plasma sintering. The wear behaviour of these Cr-based WC hardmetals with different C contents ranging from 5.57 wt% to 6.91 wt%, is evaluated performing sliding wear tests under two different wear conditions. This work analyses the influence of the C content on the wear perfo...

Antimicrobial Activity and In-Vitro Biocompatibility of Copper Surface Prepared by Cold Gas Spray F.Santos da Silva, A.C. Alves de Paula,P.Aboud Barbugli, N.Cinca, S.Dosta, I.Garcia-Cano, J.M.Guilemany,C.E.Vergani, A.V.Benedetti XVIII Brazil MRS Meeting 2019. Proceedings Symposium C : Advanced Materials and Surface Treatments for Biological, Dental...

The paper deals with the hot corrosion performance of FeAl base intermetallic HVOF coatings in molten Na2SO4 at 850 °C in an isothermal process over the span of 45 h under static conditions. The test was validated with electron microscopy and compositional analyses in the cross-section area, as well as x-ray diffraction techniques. All the coatings...

A highly rough titanium coating obtained by Cold Gas Spray (CGS) has been characterized by means of high-resolution 3D microtomography (micro-CT) with the aim to evaluate its open and close porosity for possible use in orthopaedic implants to promote osseointegration. Micro-CT allowed a qualitative and quantitative description of the main features,...

This work describes the influence of standoff distance (SoD), and gas temperature on the morphology and corrosion resistance of Al-10%Al2O3 coatings deposited by cold gas spray (CGS) on carbon steel. The results showed that the standoff distance had little effect on the thickness and microstructure of the coating. However, a 100 °C decrease of the...

The morphological, structural and chemical transformations during the biomineralization process associated with the apatite formation from bovine-derived hydroxyapatite (BHAp) and BHAp/Nagelschmidtite composite obtained from the mixture of BHAp and Vitryxx® bioactive glass are here presented. The study is focused on the structural characteristics o...

THP-1 Monocytes for in Vitro Biocompatibility Testing of a Novel Copper-Alloy Surface” P. A. Barbugli, F. S. da Silva, A. C. A. de Paula e Silva, N. Cinca, S. Dosta, I. G. Cano, J. M.Guilemany, C. E. Vergani, A. V. Benedetti I Simpósio de Pesquisa e Inovação em Materiais Funcionais. May 2019. Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar. Centro de D...

Antibacterial and Fungicidal Activity of Copper Coatings Prepared by Cold Gas Spray . F. S. da Silva, A. C. A. de Paula e Silva, P. A. Barbugli, N. Cinca, S. Dosta, I. G. Cano, J. M. Guilemany, C. E. Vergani, A. V. Benedetti Simpósio de Pesquisa e Inovação em Materiais Funcionais. May 2019. Universidade Federal de São Carlos – UFSCar. Centro de Des...

Abstract The lack of bioactivity of titanium (Ti) is one of the main drawbacks for its application in biomedical implants since it can considerable reduce its osseointegration capacities. One strategy to overcome this limitation is the coating of Ti with hydroxyapatite (HA), which presents similar chemical composition than bone. Nonetheless, most...

This work describes the morphology, corrosion resistance, and antibacterial performance of copper coating deposited onto carbon steel by cold gas spray (CGS). Cross-sectional images of the coating showed a dense microstructure, with porosity lower than 1%. XRD analysis revealed no oxides or phases different to pure copper. The results of electroche...

Hierarchical structures were obtained applying two different nanotexturing surface treatments onto highly rough commercial pure titanium coatings by cold spray: (i) anodic oxidation and (ii) alkaline treatments. An extended surface characterization in terms of topography, composition, and wettability has been performed to understand how those param...

This article deals with the production of thick ceramic hydroxyapatite coatings obtained by Low Pressure Cold Gas Spray (LPCGS) system. Several factors such as powder microstructure, surface roughness and cold gas spray system are here discussed in the build‐up process. The use of nanocrystalline powder composed by fine agglomerates and needle‐like...

The medium and high temperature tribological behavior of different iron aluminide thermal spray coatings was investigated. Several powders synthesized through different routes (ball milling, self-decomposition, and self-propagating high-temperature sintering (SHS)) were evaluated. High heterogeneity of conventional High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF)...

The aim of the paper is to explore the deformation mechanism of particles in cold spray. Focused ion beam/scanning electronic microscopy (FIB/SEM) system was employed to prepare a TEM specimen of a whole copper particle on aluminum substrate on wipe test. Through analyzing the microstructure of the TEM sample, the result indicates that the inhomoge...

Recent research is focused on the possibility to coat a metallic alloy with intermetallics or ceramics to improve wear and corrosion resistance, as well as creep behaviour at high temperatures, next to other properties of the alloy. Nowadays, this gains importance due to stricter environment guidelines. Here, we present a model to describe a non-sy...

This work reports a morphological, mechanical, and corrosion resistance characterization of WC-12Co and WC-25Co coatings deposited by cold gas spray (CGS) onto AA 7075-T6 alloy. Cross-sectional images of the coatingsrevealed dense structures with low porosities. The coating thicknesses were 65μm for WC-12Co and 118μm forWC-25Co. XRD analysis showed...

Cold gas spray (CGS) titanium coatings have been produced to obtain porous and rough coatings with enhanced mechanical performance. The coatings from optimal spraying conditions reached tensile strength values up to 40 MPa, shear strength up to 39 MPa and a loss mass of 37 mg/100 cycles in abrasive testing, values in accordance with the ASTM standa...

Highly rough and porous commercially pure titanium coatings have been directly produced for first time by the cold spray technology, which is a promising technology in front of the vacuum plasma spray for oxygen sensitive materials. The wettability properties as well as the biocompatibility evaluation have been compared to a simply sand blasted Ti6...

In this review, the beginnings and evolution of the cold gas spray (CGS) technique are described, followed by the main fundamental aspects of the technique together with a description of the several spraying systems up to date. Sequentially, the main spray parameters and their influence on the properties of the coatings are reported. Afterwards, th...

This article deals with the understanding of building-up mechanisms of bioactive nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite coatings by Cold Spray, revealing very promising results in contrast to more conventional techniques such as Plasma Spray. A full characterization of feedstock and coatings is provided. The agglomerated structure of the powder proved to b...

The morphology, chemical, mechanical and corrosion characterization of starting materials, and Al and Al-Al2O3/Al coatings obtained by Cold Gas Spray and applied on common steel substrate were performed. An Al coating on a ground or grit blasted substrate, and Al-Al2O3/Al coating on ground mild carbon steel have been compared. The electrochemical r...

In the present paper, the microstructural and mechanical properties of Ni based superalloys coatings, cold sprayed on C steel substrates, are analyzed. Different coatings were produced by varying the processing parameters (gas and temperature, pressure and spraying distance) in the ranges 700–850 °C, 3.5–4 MPa and 20–60 mm respectively. Optical mic...

Development of nHA-Ag Coatings by Cold Gas Spraying N.Cinca, A.M.Vilardell, S.Dosta, I.G.Cano, J. M. Guilemany,J.M.Gómez de Salazar, M.I.Barrena 31st International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT31). Proceedings. University of Mons. July. Mons. Belgium. (2017).

“Cold Spray Coatings: Recent Trends and Future Perspectives”, Edited by P. Cavaliere. Chapter:19 “Cold Spray Coatings for Biomedical Applications” S.Dosta, N.Cinca, A.M.Vilardell, I.G.Cano,J.M.Guilemany Springer International Publishing . ISBN 978-3-319-67182-6. Switzerland. (2017).

Residual Stresses of Inconel 625 Cold Sprayed Coatings K.Zomeño, S.Dosta, N.Cinca, I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2017.Ref 5389. DVS-German Welding Society- Thermal Spray Society & ASM International. Düsseldorf. Germany. (2017).

Sliding Wear Behaviour of FeAl Coatings at High Temperature” N.Cinca, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany, S.Cygan, L.Jaworska, C.Senderowski Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2017.Ref 5311. DVS-German Welding Society- Thermal Spray Society & ASM International. Düsseldorf. Germany. (2017).

Isothermal and Cyclic Oxidation of CGS and HVOF Iron Aluminide Coatings N.Cinca, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany, P.Pflumm,M.Rudolphi, M.Galetz Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2017.Ref 5310. DVS-German Welding Society- Thermal Spray Society & ASM International. Düsseldorf. Germany. (2017).

Numerical Analysis of the Operating Gas Effect on the Deposition of Cold Gas Spraying Coatings” H. Canales, N.Cinca, I.G.Cano ,S.Dosta, J.M. Guilemany Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2017. Ref 5393. DVS-German Welding Society- Thermal Spray Society & ASM International. Düsseldorf. Germany. (2017).

Functionalized Coatings by Cold Gas Spray for Biomedical Applications” A.M.Vilardell, N.Cinca, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2017.Ref 5397. DVS-German Welding Society- Thermal Spray Society & ASM International. Düsseldorf. Germany. (2017).

“Thermal Spray Centre (CPT): Scientific Excellence, Innovative Work and Knowledge Transfer” J.M. Guilemany, I.G.Cano, S.Dosta, N.Cinca, J.Sanchez ISBN: 978-84-606-8670-5. DL. B-19437-2015. Centro de Proyección Térmica. Universitat de Barcelona. pp17. March. Barcelona. Spain. (2017).

Nowadays the theory of critical velocity of particles in cold spray has been already accepted generally. In the familiar semi-empirical formulas of the theory, only the properties and conditions of particles have been considered but there is no consideration of substrate. Yet most researches for effect of substrates' properties implied hardness of...

Recubrimientos y Recargues de Intermetálicos Fe-Al Obtenidos por Proyección Fría N.Cinca, S. Dosta, I.Garcia-Cano, A.Concustell, J.M Guilemany. Elsevier España. CESOL. ISBN:978-84-944980-0-8.Madrid. Spain. (2016).

A basic principle during the formation of thermal spray coatings is the phenomenon of “adiabatic shear instability” which influences splat formation, bonding or oxidation of intersplat regions, grain refinement and dynamic recrystallization as result of thermal softening gaining over work hardening upon the impact of accelerated particles of the sp...

Although a lot of in vitro and in vivo assays have been performed during the last few decades years for hydroxyapatite bioactive coatings, there is a lack of exploitation of real-time in vitro interaction measurements. In the present work, real-time interactions for a plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite coating were measured by a Multi-Parametric Surface...

Cold gas spray technology has been used to build up coatings of Fe-base metallic glass onto different metallic substrates. In this work, the effect of the substrate properties on the viscoplastic response of metallic glass particles during their impact has been studied. Thick coatings with high deposition efficiencies have been built-up in conditio...

The present article is intended to study the deposition mechanisms of bioactive hydroxyapatite (HA) particles by means of Cold Gas Spraying (CGS). A comparison of the deposition on two different substrates (Ti6Al4V and Al7075T6) and different particle sizes is presented. Although this is a more specific deposition technique for ductile materials, i...

Inside the wide field of thermal spray, the possibility to spray ceramic nano-particles by Low Pressure Cold Gas Spray (LP-CGS) represents an interesting and innovative trend. In this work, titanium dioxide TiO2 nanoparticles were mixed with a polymer in order to obtain a tailor-made nanocomposite powder and afterwards cold-sprayed coatings were pr...

Evaluación de las propiedades magnéticas de recubrimientos amorfos base hierro por proyección fría (CGS) J.Henao, A. Concustell, S. Dosta,N. Cinca, I.G. Cano, J.M. Guilemany Proceedings del XIV Congreso Nacional de Materiales. SOCIEMAT. Gijon. June.Spain. (2016).

Viabilidad de la proyección térmica como técnica para obtener recubrimientos antiincrustantes A. Cabrer, A. Concustell, I.G. Cano, N. Cinca, S. Dosta, J.M. Guilemany Proceedings del XIV Congreso Nacional de Materiales. Proceedings. SOCIEMAT. Gijon. June.Spain. (2016).

Dopado de hidroxiapatita con nanopatrículas de Ag, para aplicaciones biomédicas, mediante procesos de proyección térmica J.M.Gomez de Salazar, J.M.Guilemany, A.M.Vilardell, N.Cinca,M.I.Barrena Proceedings del XIV Congreso Nacional de Materiales. Proceedings. SOCIEMAT. Gijon. June.Spain. (2016).

El contenido en oxígeno, un parámetro clave en la deposición de cobre por proyección fría K.Zomeño,S.Dosta, I.G.Cano, A.Concustell, N.Cinca,J.M. Guilemany Proceedings del XIV Congreso Nacional de Materiales. Proceedings. SOCIEMAT. Gijon. June.Spain. (2016).

Osteoblastic Cell Response on titanium coatings produced by Cold Spray A.M. Vilardell, N.Cinca,S.Dosta,I.G.Cano,J.M. Guilemany, N. Garcia-Giralt, A.Diez-Perez Proceedings del XIV Congreso Nacional de Materiales. Proceedings. SOCIEMAT. Gijon.June.Spain. (2016).

Adiabatic shear loading on thermal spray coatings studied by EBSD D. Dietrich, N. Cinca, P. Sokolowski,4, L. Pawlowski, J.M. Guilemany, T. Lampke The 16th European Microscopy Congress (emc2016). Ref 4463 Proceedings. DOI: 10.1002/9783527808465.EMC2016.4463.Lyon. France. (2016).

Composite Production of Cold Gas Spray and Photocatalytic Behaviour of Multifunctional Coatings S.Dosta, M.Robotti, I.G.Cano,N.Cinca,A.Concustell, J. M. Guilemany NanoMaterials for Energy and Environment 2016.NANOMATEN 2016. ISBN 9789814463782.Proceedings Symposium 1: Nano Energy.Paris.France. (2016).

Characterization of as-sprayed CGS titanium coatings and their functionalization for biomedical applications A.M.Vilardell,N. Cinca, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano, J. M. Guilemany, C.Santiveri, M.Sarret, C.Muller 30th International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT30).Proceedings. WHOIS database: 2016-07-17T00:00:51Z. Milano. Italy. June- Ju...

Influence of HA Microstructure on Layer Build-Up Coatings by Cold Spray A.M.Vilardell, N.Cinca, A.Concustell, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2016. ASM International & DVS. Thermal Spray Society. Ref 4823.Shanghai.P.R.China. (2016).

Influence of Gas Composition on Cold Gas Spray of Iron Aluminides” N.Cinca, A.Concustell, S.Dosta,I.G.Cano , J.M. Guilemany Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2016. ASM International & DVS. Thermal Spray Society. Ref 4784.Shanghai.P.R.China. (2016).

Real Time Protein and Cell Binding Measurements on Hydroyapatite Coatings A.Martin, N.Cinca, A.Jokinen, N.N.Giralt, S.Dosta I.G.Cano, J.M. Guilemany Journal of Functional Biomaterials (JFB). Ref JFB-13100.7, Vol 7, num 3, 23.PP 1-14DOI 10.3390/jfb7030023 . Springer. Basel.Switzerland.(2016).

Wear and Corrosion Resistant Al-Based Metallic Glass Coatings by Cold Gas Spray” J.Henao, A.Concustell, I.G.Cano ,S.Dosta,N.Cinca, J.M. Guilemany, T.Suhonen Proceedings International Thermal Spray Conference and Exhibition. ITSC 2016. ASM International & DVS. Thermal Spray Society. Ref 4822.Shanghai.P.R.China. (2016).

Development and Characterization of Cold Sprayed Non-Doped Carbonated Biomimetic Nanocrystalline Apatites:Application to TA6 Medical Implants” E.Kergourlay, D.Grossin, S.Dosta,J.Alexis, J.Santos, N.Cinca, B. Ben-Nissan, G. Bertrand, J.M.Guilemany,C. Rey Proceedings 10th World Biomaterials Congress.doi 10.3389/ conf.FBIOE.2016.01.02589. Published...

Al-based metallic glass powder was deposited by high pressure Cold Gas Spray technology onto Aluminum-7075-T6 alloy. Cold Gas Spray parameters such as stand-off distance, gas pressure and gas temperature were varied in order to investigate the optimal conditions to obtain better mechanical and corrosion properties of as-sprayed coatings. X-ray diff...

Development and Characterization of Cold Sprayed Non-Doped Carbonated Biomimetic Nanocrystalline Apatites:Application to TA6 Medical Implants” E.Kergourlay, D.Grossin, S.Dosta,J.Alexis, J.Santos, N.Cinca, B. Ben-Nissan, G. Bertrand, J.M.Guilemany,C. Rey 10th World Biomaterials Congress.doi 10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.02589. Published on line in fro...

“Innovations, Scientific Excellence and Knowledge Transfer in CPT Today” J.M. Guilemany, I.G.Cano,S.Dosta, I.G.Cano, S.Illiescu, N.Cinca, A.Concustell, M.Couto ISBN: 978-84-606-8670-5. Centro de Proyección Tèrmica. Universitat de Barcelona. pp18. January.Spain. (2016).

Recubrimientos y Recargues de Intermetálicos Fe-Al Obtenidos por Proyección Fría N.Cinca, S. Dosta, I.Garcia-Cano, A.Concustell, J.M Guilemany. 3rd International Welding and Joint Technologies Congress and 21th Technical Welding Sessions. CDROM. M-14650. 4.4. Gijón.Spain.(2016).

In this work, we explore the consequences of strain aging pseudoelastic NiTi wires (2.46 mm diameter) at moderate temperatures (100ºC). The changes of the stress-strain behaviour on aged, as compared with non-aged wires, with comparatively smaller changes in thermal transformation, indicate the existence of relevant strain fields on these wires. Th...

Carbonated Biomimetic Nanocrystalline Apatite (BNAc) coatings are obtained for the first time by Cold Spray. The coatings are characterized by FTIR, Raman, XRD, and SEM and compared to the powders. No significant chemical and structural changes are detected and the nanostructure features of these very reactive BNAc are preserved in the coating. The...

Mechanical Properties of Carbonated Biomimetic Nanocrystalline Apatite Coatings Obtained by Cold Spray” E.Kergourlay, D.Grossin; J.Alexis,S.Dosta, N.Cinca I.G.Cano, J.M. Guilemany, G.Bertrand, C.Rey ASM International & DVS. ISBN 978-1-5108-1154-6. Thermal Spray Society. USA. (2015).

The present study investigates the coating formation by cold spraying Fe-40 at.-% Al intermetallics and evaluates their cavitation performance. Coating properties identify them as good candidates for application in many industrial environments. Despite their low ductility, after optimising the spraying parameters, dense layers were achieved. Fractu...

Novel Cold Gas Spray technology has been used to build-up coatings of Fe-base metallic glasses on low alloyed carbon steel. Impact morphologies have been studied demonstrating extensive shear band formation but also homogeneous plastic flow in the metallic glass particles despite high strain rates, 108-109 s-1, involved in the technique. Interestin...