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Effective anisotropic elastic stiffnesses and thermal conductivities of the
plasma sprayed ceramic coating are calculated in terms of the relevant mic
rostructural parameters. The dominant features of the porous space are iden
tified as strongly oblate (crack-like) pores that tend to be either paralle
l or normal to the substrate. 'Irregularities' of the microstructure - the
scatter in pore orientations - are shown to have a pronounced effect on the
effective properties. The explicit elastic-conductive cross-property corre
lations are derived. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.