Crack Propagation and Effect of Mixed Oxides on TGO Growth in Thick La–Gd–YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results
3.1. Microstructure
3.2. Thermally Grown Oxide (TGO) Growth
3.3. Crack Propagation
3.4. Failure Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Unit | La–Gd–YSZ TC |
---|---|---|
Arc Current | Amps | 575 |
Primary plasma gas, Nitrogen | NLPM | 35 |
Secondary plasma gas, Hydrogen | NLPM | 10 |
Carrier gas, Argon | NLPM | 3.0 |
Powder feed rate | g/min | 55 |
Spraying distance | mm | 90 |
Stirrer | % of max speed | 80 |
Spraying distance | mm | 250 |
Temperature (°C) | Oxidation Hours (h) | APS-BC | HVOF-BC |
---|---|---|---|
1200 | 1 | C1 | D1 |
10 | C2 | D2 | |
100 | C3 | D3 | |
300 | C4 | D4 | |
1300 | 1 | C5 | D5 |
10 | C6 | D6 | |
100 | C7 | D7 | |
300 | C8 | D8 |
Properties | APS-BC | HVOF-BC | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1200 °C | 1300 °C | 1200 °C | 1300 °C | ||||||
1 h | 300 h | 1 h | 300 h | 1 h | 300 h | 1 h | 300 h | ||
TGO | Al2O3 | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Chromia | √ | × | √ | × | √ | × | √ | × | |
NiAl2O4 | × | √ | √ | √ | × | √ | √ | √ | |
NiO | × | √ | × | √ | × | × | × | × | |
Crack | Vertical | √ | √ | √ | × | √ | × | × | × |
Interface | × | × | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
Compressive | × | √ | × | √ | × | × | × | × | |
Horizontal | × | √ | × | √ | × | × | × | × | |
Pore | × | √ | × | √ | × | × | × | × |
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Mahalingam, S.; Mohd Yunus, S.; Manap, A.; Afandi, N.M.; Zainuddin, R.A.; Kadir, N.F. Crack Propagation and Effect of Mixed Oxides on TGO Growth in Thick La–Gd–YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating. Coatings 2019, 9, 719. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110719
Mahalingam S, Mohd Yunus S, Manap A, Afandi NM, Zainuddin RA, Kadir NF. Crack Propagation and Effect of Mixed Oxides on TGO Growth in Thick La–Gd–YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating. Coatings. 2019; 9(11):719. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110719
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahalingam, Savisha, Salmi Mohd Yunus, Abreeza Manap, Nurfanizan Mohd Afandi, Rabiatul A. Zainuddin, and Nurul F. Kadir. 2019. "Crack Propagation and Effect of Mixed Oxides on TGO Growth in Thick La–Gd–YSZ Thermal Barrier Coating" Coatings 9, no. 11: 719. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110719