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The critical load for adhesion of 75% WC-Co + 25% Ni alloy plasma sprayed c
oatings was evaluated by an interfacial indentation test. A statistical ana
lysis-piecewise linear regression-was used to estimate the critical load Pc
and its confidence interval. It was determined that a post heat treatment
increases the practical adhesion load of plasma sprayed coatings. This incr
ease was attributed to interdiffusion mechanisms verified at the interface
between the coating and substrate.