| CPC C23C 4/10 (2013.01) [C04B 35/563 (2013.01); C04B 35/565 (2013.01); C04B 35/583 (2013.01); C04B 35/584 (2013.01); C04B 35/62802 (2013.01); C04B 35/62805 (2013.01); C04B 35/62886 (2013.01); C23C 4/02 (2013.01); C23C 4/126 (2016.01); C23C 4/134 (2016.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A process for thermally spraying metal oxide coated ceramic particles onto a substrate comprising:
(I) obtaining a plurality of particles selected from the group consisting only of silicon carbide, silicon nitride, boron carbide or boron nitride, wherein said particles having a continuous coating consisting only of yttrium aluminum garnet; and
(ii) thermally spraying the particles of step (I) onto a substrate, wherein the yttrium aluminum garnet coating forms at least 20 wt % of the coated particle weight before the thermal spraying process.
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