This book combines the contributions of experts in the field to describe the behavior of
various materials micromechanisms involved during processing and the optimization of
cold-spray technology. It spans production characterization and applications including wear
resistance fatigue life improvement thermal barriers crack repair and biological
applications. Cold spray is an innovative coating technology based on the kinetic energy gained
by particles sprayed at very high pressures. While the technique was developed in the 1990s
industrial and scientific interest in this technology has grown vastly in the last ten years.
Recently many interesting applications have been associated with cold-sprayed coatings
including wear resistance fatigue life improvement thermal barriers biological applications
and crack repair. However many fundamental aspects require clarification and description.
