Microstructure Refinement of EB-PVD Gadolinium Zirconate Thermal Barrier Coatings to Improve Their CMAS Resistance

Residual Stresses of Eb-pvd Thermal Barrier Coatings Exposed to High Temperature

The substrate material was nickel-based superalloy (In738LC), and CoNiCrAlY was pressureless plasma-sprayed on the substrate as the bond coating. As the top coating, zirconia with 4 mol% yttria was electron beam-physical vapor deposited (EB-PVD) on the rotating substrate. The rotation speeds in the EB-PVD process were 5, 10 and 20rpm. The specimens were exposed to 1273K in air atmosphere for 20...

Erosion, Corrosion and Erosion-Corrosion of EB PVD Thermal Barrier Coatings

Electron beam (EB) physical vapour deposited (PVD) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) have been used in gas turbine engines for a number of years. The primary mode of failure is attributed to oxidation of the bondcoat and growth of the thermally grown oxide (TGO), the alumina scale that forms on the bondcoat and to which the ceramic top coat adheres. Once the TGO reaches a critical thickness the T...

Reaction, transformation and delamination of samarium zirconate thermal barrier coatings

CMAS Corrosion of EB PVD TBCs: Identifying the Minimum Level to Initiate Damage

Microstructure of as-coated thermal barrier coatings with varying lifetimes

The microstructures of the thermally grown oxide (TGO) in as-coated electron beam physical vapor deposited (EB-PVD) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) were examined by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) as a function of demonstrated TBC lifetime in a thermally cycled environment. As-coated TBC specimens were selected for analysis based on individual statistical significance in overal...