Author(s)

Shangzhao Shi, Jiann-Yang Hwang

Institute of Materials Processing, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Michigan Technological University,Houghton, MI 49931.

Among near net shape approaches, plasma spray deposition has its own advantages. It can perform ultrahigh temperature heating, produce components with layered compositions and structures, and fabricate thin-wall and large diameter objects. In this paper, the microstructural characteristics and their influential factors were reviewed in the light of the plasma spray forming process.

Plasma spray, deposition,

S. Shi and J. Hwang, "Plasma spray fabrication of near-net-shape ceramic objects," Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2003, pp. 145-150. doi: 10.4236/jmmce.2003.22012.