“…Alumina ceramic can retain up to 90% of their strength even at 1100 • C. Because of the excellent properties of alumina ceramics, they are widely used in many refractory materials, grinding media, cutting tools, high temperature bearings, a wide variety of mechanical parts, and critical components in chemical process environments, where materials are subjected to aggressive chemical attack, increasingly higher temperatures and pressures [4]. It is reported that the corrosion resistance of alumina coatings is higher than that of cermet and metallic coatings [5]. Thermally sprayed Al 2 O 3 is widely employed to protect components against sliding, abrasive and erosive wear in a number of applications including rolls, pump bodies and plungers, industrial machinery parts (such as packaging and food processing equipment), etc.…”