Plasma spray forming

The technology of plasma spray forming (PSF) is introduced, and the technical processes of plasma spray for fabricating parts and moulds are investigated emphatically in this paper. The technological characteristics of PSF are summarized, including original prototype fabrication and surface treatment, post-treatment of a formed workpiece and demoulding methods. Also, some important factors affecting the qualities of workpiece formed by plasma spraying have been analyzed and evaluated in detail based on experiments. Finally, some experiments of PSF have been carried out.