 This study investigated the variability of flexural strength for flame-sprayed ceramic components and determined whether two-parameter distribution functions could accurately represent the experimental data. The Weibull and Gamma distributions were evaluated as they are both widely used in reliability engineering. The study found that the Weibull distribution provided a better fit than the Gamma distribution when there were fewer outliers present. Additionally, the Weibull distribution was more sensitive to positive outliers while the Gamma distribution was more sensitive to negative outliers. Furthermore, the study showed that the number of tested specimens had a significant impact on the quality of the fit. This article was authored by Florian Kerber, Magda Hollenbach, Mark Newman, and others.