Thermal Barrier Coatings: Materials, Processes, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Ceramic Coatings and Engineering Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 754
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) are used extensively in the hot sections of both aerospace and industrial gas turbine engines. The TBC has enabled engines to operate at gas temperatures well above the melting temperature of the superalloy, thereby improving engine efficiency and performance. Higher operating temperatures for gas turbine engines are continuously sought after in order to further improve their efficiency. As engine inlet temperatures increase, the need for reliable coatings with improved properties is becoming increasingly critical to protecting the durability of superalloy components. A highly durable TBC system relies on advanced materials, coating microstructures, critical coating processes, as well as application equipment for a robust, high-quality coating deposition. This Special Issue invites original research studies on the latest TBC development regarding new innovations in materials, process technologies, characterization, performance, and industrial applications.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel TBC materials, including novel bond coats, phase-stable and low thermal conductivity coatings, and coatings that resist CMAS deposits ingested into the engine;
- Coating processes, including thermal spray, suspension/solution plasma spray, physical vapor deposition, and chemical vapor deposition;
- Multilayer and multifunction coating architecture and microstructure design;
- Testing, characterization, performance, failure analysis, and applications;
- Advanced equipment for robust and cost-effective coating deposition.
Dr. Dianying Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thermal barrier coatings
- coating process
- CMAS resistance
- oxidation
- failure analysis
- gas turbine engines
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