“…This enables materials such as carbide to be applied very quickly in excess of 6mm. [6,7] Coatings produced using HVOF have outstanding characteristics, even above other thermal spray processes, that include: high density, optimum hardness, higher coating thickness (coatings exhibit greater coating thickness limits than plasma, combustion or wire coatings of the same coating material, beneficial residual stress, excellent wear resistance, superb corrosion resistance and exceptional metallurgical properties, fine surface finishes -(coatings can be machined, ground, lapped, honed or super finished to produce very high surface finishes to precise tolerances) [8].…”