Thermal spray techniques are surface modification treatment in which melted and semi-melted material spray on workpiece material. Thermal spray techniques process are classified in different process: Detonation Gun spray, flame spray process, HVOF, plasma spray, wire arc spray, cold spray process. In this research paper briefly defined basic principle, advantages, limitations, process and focused on plasma process. Plasma spray techniques to deposit coatings consist of atomization and deposition of molten or semi-molten droplets of the coating material on substrates. Now a days plasma spray coating process(atmospheric plasma and vacuum plasma) is the most common used spray technique for depositing a wide range of nanocomposite powder coatings. Plasma sprayed coatings are used as erosion or abrasion, corrosion resistant coatings in a wide variety of applications in industry. Extensive research shows that the deposition parameters like energy input, powder feed rate, standoff distance in the plasma and powder properties affect the porosity, splat size, phase thickness, hardness etc of plasma sprayed coatings. These in turn, have an influence on the erosion wear resistance of the coatings. Quantitative studies of the combined erosive effect of repeated impacts are very useful in predicting component lifetimes, in comparing the performance of materials and also in understanding the underlying damage mechanisms involved.