ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | APRIL 2025 32 iTSSe TSS iTSSe TSS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ASM THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS PRODUCED USING A NOVEL ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SPRAY TORCH EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR iTSSe IN 2025 The editorial focus for iTSSe in 2025 reflects established applications of thermal spray technology such as power generation and transportation, as well as new applications representing the latest opportunities for coatings and surface engineering. April July/August To contribute an article to an upcoming issue, contact Joanne Miller at joanne.miller@asminternational.org. To advertise, contact KJ Johanns at kj.johanns@asminternational.org. ABOUT THE COVER A postdoctoral researcher at Swinburne University of Technology prepares a thermal spray booth for HVOF-K2 spray trials at LaserBond Ltd., Altona, Australia. Courtesy of Swinburne. EDITOR Luc Pouliot MANAGING EDITOR Joanne Miller LAYOUT AND DESIGN Anne Vidmar, Vidmar Creative PRODUCTION MANAGER Allison Freeman ADVERTISING KJ Johanns 440.671.3851 kj.johanns@asminternational.org THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Andrew Ang, President Komal Laul, Vice President Rogerio Lima, FASM, Immediate Past President Bala Balachander, Secretary/Treasurer International Thermal Spray & Surface Engineering™ is published two times per year by ASM International®, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073; 440.338.5151; asminternational.org. Vol. 20, No. 1 Copyright © 2025 by ASM International®. All rights reserved. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in International Thermal Spray & Surface Engineering does not imply that the editors or ASM International® accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. Although manuscripts published in International Thermal Spray & Surface Engineering are intended to have archival significance, author’s data and interpretations are frequently insu icient to be directly translatable to specific design, production, testing, or performance applications without independent examination and verification of their applicability and suitability by professionally qualified personnel. DEPARTMENTS 12 | EDITORIAL 19 | JTST HIGHLIGHTS 10 | ASM THERMAL SPRAY SOCIETY NEWS 11 | ITSC SHOW PREVIEW 7 APRIL 2025 | VOL. 20 | ISSUE 1 Thermal Spray Society ASM INTERNATIONAL 3 VALIDATION OF COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF SPRAY PARAMETERS AS A TOOL TO OPTIMIZE FINE PARTICLE SIZE WC-NiCr HVOF COATINGS 1
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