MIL-STD-3021, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANUFACTURING PROCESS STANDARD: MATERIALS DEPOSITION, COLD SPRAY (4 AUG 2008)., The procedures covered by this standard are intended to ensure that cold spray coating operations, either manual or automated, meet prescribed requirements. This process can be used to restore dimensionally discrepant parts, or parts requiring protection from corrosion and wear (e.g. abrasion, cavitations, and erosion) but not limited to these applications.