Sustainable Cermet materials: Material Design and Material Stability in Thermal Spraying Processes

In the recent years, use of some elements, such as Co and Ni in particular, has become of concern due to their harmful characteristics to the environment and health. Different industries, especially aviation, steel, mining, mining equipment and food industry, seek new solutions which are connected to replacement of conventional hard chrome plating and WC-CoCr coatings using High Velocity Oxygen Fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying. The article will provide information on new candidates that can be potential answers to these requirements.