These two failures are due to the degeneration of material properties during deposition of the ceramic. Deposition of ceramic TBC's are possible using high temperature plasma torches to melt and spray ceramic particles onto a substrate. The torch investigated in the research was an atmospheric plasma torch. The goal of this research project was to improve the ceramic TBC properties by making adjustments to various parameters involved with the atmospheric plasma torch operation. Wherever you look today, the application of improved, refined, and new technology is affecting the manufacturing of bikes and their components.
None is more affected than the manufacturing of framesets with composites technology.
Composites are no exception. They are entering a field that once was a stable market of steel, aluminum, and titanium. Composites entered the bicycling industry due to their lightweight, rigidity, durability, and shock absorbance, as well as other characteristics. These are some of the essential performance characteristics of bicycles. With people becoming convinced that composites can wring even more performance out of a bicycle, efforts are afoot to expand this technology into the cycling industry.