Thermal spray material, thermal spray coating, thermal spray method and thermal spray treated article coated article

摘要

A thermal spraying material for the coating of a surface of a workpiece by a thermal spraying method comprises zinc. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) a thermally sprayed coating on a surface of a workpiece, where the surface layer contains zinc (Zn); and (2) a thermal spraying method (m1) for the formation of a coating on the surface of a workpiece involving use of the zinc-containing spraying material; and (3) a workpiece, in particular a large area sheet of metal, especially a sheet made of aluminium and/of iron and/or of steel and/or of a metal and/or of a metal alloy and/or of another material coated with the material, and including a coating.