What is BS EN 15520 - Design of components with thermally sprayed coatings about?
BS EN 15520 is a European Standard that applies to thermal sprayed coatings. BS EN 15520 contains basic recommendations for the design of components, which need to be completely or partially coated. The recommendations apply for new manufacturing as well as for repair of worn components. The coating may be of metallic, metal-ceramic, oxide-ceramic materials, or polymers.
Thermal spraying is applied to improve the surface properties of work pieces in order to increase the wear resistance, the electrical conductivity, or the electrical resistance, to achieve corrosion resistance for the pertinent service conditions, to improve sliding behaviour or, to provide heat insulation. Recommendations for thermal spraying are contained in BS EN 14616.
Who is BS EN 15520 - Design of components with thermally sprayed coatings for?
BS EN 15520 on the design of components with thermally sprayed coatings is useful for:
- Manufacturers of thermal spraying equipment
- Product design engineers / innovation teams
- Quality control personnel
- Health and safety authorities
Users of gas control units for thermal spraying such as:
- The construction industry
- The aerospace industry
- The metal products / manufacturing industry
- The petrol and natural gas industry
- Civil engineers
Contractors / project managers / authorities for:
- Structure and bridge construction
- Onshore and offshore constructions
- Other civil engineering projects
Why should you use BS EN 15520 - Design of components with thermally sprayed coatings?
Thermal spraying involves heating a substance and then spraying it onto a prepared substrate.
BS EN 15520 provides you with basic rules for the design of components with thermal sprayed coatings, the design of components for partial coating by thermal spraying, and the final machining aspect. BS EN 15520 also discusses symbolic representation of the sprayed coating on drawings.
BS EN 15520 guidelines help you to understand the constructional design of components with thermally sprayed coatings. This contributes towards improving the surface properties of work pieces and components.
