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Wire Arc Coatings

In wire Arc coating, the starting wire feedstock, usually 1/16 in diameter may be composed of essentially any material that can be purchased at this size.

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Two wires with an electrical potential are brought together at an angle of about 20 degrees. A current is drawn through the wires and they ´melt´ at their point of contact.  An atomizing gas propels the molten particles at the substrate at low velocity.  PTI applies about 10 different materials by this technique.

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