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Coating Analysis for Aerospace Industry with Handheld

Nickel is also used in the aerospace industry because it can be made to plate with little or no stress and is therefore appropriate for applications where stress needs to be minimized.

Cadmium coatings are also commonly used in the aerospace industry.They are applied to bolts and other fasteners, chassis, connectors, and other components and provide excellent corrosion resistance, good lubricity, electrical conductivity, and easy solderability.

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Aerospace programs call for excessive-precision elements which are oxidation and corrosion resistant, and feature floor finishes which are freed from defects. This is due in element to the extraordinarily excessive temperatures at which those elements should function. Aircraft engines run at such intense temperatures to burn fuel efficiently. Gas turbine blades are product of nickel based superalloys for the tolerance to excessive temperatures in addition to their power and wear resistance. Turbines are then lined with Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC) to defend the base metallic from running environment. TBC makes it feasible to growth the running temperature of turbines. Turbine blade reparis calls for elimination of the TBC coating without detrimental the bottom metallic.

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