Thermal Shock Property of Al/Ni-ZrO_2 Gradient Thennal Barrier Coatings

THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS can holdbackintrusion of high temperature,high heat to increaseapplied temperature and life of substrate metal parts,and have been applied on heat position of rocket,satellite,aero engine and gas engine"31.But thermalstresses are produced during thermal shock due tomismatch of thermal properties between ceramiccoatings and substrate metal,therefore thermal shockproperties of coatings are very poor.Gradient thermalbarrier coatings make materials gradually chang…     

等离子喷涂ZrO2涂层的火焰喷烧和水淬热冲击

研究了等离子喷涂ZrO2涂层在水淬和火焰喷烧两种条件下的热冲击性能,采用ANSYS软件对两种条件下涂层的热冲击性能进行了有限元计算.结果表明:水淬条件下垂直裂纹主要分布在距离涂层中心12mm的范围内,随着热冲击次数的增加垂直裂纹最终进入次表层,靠近中心处裂纹扩展较快;火焰喷烧条件下,垂直裂纹分布在距离涂层中心10mm的范围内,随着热冲击次数的增加裂纹在表面层和次表层界面处发生偏转,中心处裂纹扩展较快;火焰喷烧条件下涂层的抗热震性能优于水淬条件,涂层中的孔隙加速了两种条件下裂纹的扩展.     

La2Ce2O7/YSZ热障涂层抗热震性能的陶瓷层厚度影响研究

采用实验和数值方法研究了陶瓷层厚度比对La2Ce2O7/YSZ(LC/YSZ)热障涂层热震性能的影响。实验结果表明,随着LC与YSZ厚度比的降低,涂层热震寿命显著提高,涂层失效区域逐渐向试样中心转移,剥离位置逐渐从两陶瓷层界面附近转移到LC内靠近上表面处。数值结果表明,界面边缘处较大的轴向应力与剪切应力易导致较大厚度比涂层边缘处剥落;LC表面中心区域较大的径向拉应力会导致垂直裂纹萌生,并伴随界面偏折,这是较小厚度比涂层自LC内部剥离的原因。     

热障涂层先进结构设计研究进展

随着航空航天技术的不断发展,不断提高的涡轮前进口温度及恶劣的使用环境对镍基高温合金的使用性能提出了更高的要求。热障涂层是一种应用于涡轮发动机热端部件的表面技术,通过沉积在镍基高温合金表面,降低合金表面的温度。概述了采用传统单层层状氧化钇部分稳定氧化锆热障涂层的优势,包括较低的制备成本、便捷的制备方式及较低的层间热膨胀失配应力。同时,归纳了单层层状热障涂层在高温环境下存在的问题,包括氧化锆相变与烧结造成的涂层失效,以及热膨胀系数和断裂韧性较差的新型陶瓷材料无法直接制备在黏结层表面。在此基础上重点综述了近年来热障涂层先进结构设计的研究进展,包括双层层状结构、柱状结构、垂直裂纹结构及复合结构热障涂层,其中复合结构包括激光表面改性结构、梯度涂层结构及粉末镶嵌结构热障涂层。针对各种先进结构热障涂层,分别从微观结构、热震寿命、涂层内部应力、耐腐蚀性能、抗氧化性能等方面进行了归纳,并总结了各先进结构热障涂层现阶段发展的不足之处。最后展望了热障涂层先进结构设计的发展方向。     

Thermal shock testing of burner cans coated with a thick thermal barrier coating

Thick (1.8 mm) thermal barrier coatings were air-plasma-sprayed onto two different substrate geometries, including small circular substrates and burner cans. Two different top-coating spray parameters were used, where the settings of the substrate temperature and the lamella thickness were varied. A segmentation crack network was found in the top coatings sprayed using a high substrate temperature and a high lamella thickness. The density of segmentation cracks was found to be independent of substrate geometry. No segmentation cracks were found in the top-coatings when a low substrate temperature and a low lamella thickness were used. In the segmented burner can, after 1000 thermal shock cycles, the segmentation crack network was still stable and no severe cracks had formed in the top coating. In the nonsegmented burner can, cracks were formed after only 35 thermal shock cycles. Among the crack types, horizontally oriented cracks were found in the top coating close to, and sometimes reaching, the bond coating. Cracks of this type are not tolerated in thermal barrier coatings because they can cause failure of the coating. Regarding the lifetime of the segmented burner can, it is believed the failure will be dependent on other mechanisms, such as bond-coating oxidation or top-coating decomposition.     

热障涂层脱粘裂纹缺陷的高温表征方法与演变规律EI北大核心CSCD

热障涂层在服役过程中相邻区域脱粘裂纹的扩展合并是造成陶瓷层最终剥落的重要原因,然而缺乏简单有效的无损测试方法。提出利用空腔高热阻在陶瓷层表面局部热积累,形成表面亮斑的特点,通过亮斑反向跟踪脱粘缺陷的新方法。结果表明,在界面处制备水溶性盐斑,继续喷涂陶瓷层后用水浴溶解的方式可在YSZ与金属粘结层界面有效预制特定外形与尺寸的人造脱粘裂纹缺陷;预制脱粘裂纹与表面高温亮斑尺寸呈正相关,且近似呈现为比例系数为1.031的线性关系,当预制裂纹直径大于0.4 mm时,可在涂层表面观测到亮斑,当预制裂纹直径大于0.7 mm时,用亮斑尺寸预测裂纹尺寸的相对误差低于15%;在梯度热冲击循环下,热障涂层随热冲击次数的增加,表面首先出现亮斑,随后亮斑长大、合并,在2500次左右热循环时合并速度加快,最终陶瓷层在亮斑处局部剥落。基于脱粘裂纹对于纵向热流的阻碍作用,提出一种人造脱粘裂纹缺陷的预制方法,并确立一种通过测量表面亮斑尺寸估计内部裂纹尺寸的热障涂层无损测量方法。解决了热障涂层高温缺陷难以实时观测的问题,并进一步研究了其高温演变规律,可为热障涂层的寿命预测提供数据支持。     

Microstructure Evolution and Interface Stability of Thermal Barrier Coatings with Vertical Type Cracks in Cyclic Thermal Exposure

In this study, the effects of intrinsic feature of microstructure in thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with and without vertical cracks on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated in cyclic thermal exposure. The hardness values of TBCs with vertical cracks were higher than those without vertical cracks, showing a good agreement with microstructure. The TBC prepared without vertical cracks using the 204-NS was delaminated after 250 cycles in the cyclic thermal exposure test. The TBCs with and without vertical cracks prepared with 204 C-NS and the TBC with vertical cracks prepared with 204 NS showed a sound condition without any cracking at the interface or spalling of top coat. After the thermal exposure of 381 cycles, the hardness values were increased in the survived TBC specimens, and the thicknesses of TGO layer for the TBCs with 204 C-NS and 204 NS were measured as in the ranges of 5-9 and 3-7 μm, respectively. In the thermal shock test, the advantage of vertical cracks for thermal durability of TBC could be well investigated, showing relatively longer sustained cycles in the TBCs with vertical cracks. The TBCs with vertical cracks are more efficient in improving thermal durability than those without vertical cracks in cyclic thermal exposure.     

Thermal fracture of zirconia-mullite composite thermal barrier coatings under thermal shock: An experimental study

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are used in applications that involve high temperatures and severe temperature gradients in order to improve product performance. The understanding of the mechanisms resulting in coating delamination allows the development of materials that can prolong component life. The goal of this study was to demonstrate that single layer mullite-YSZ composites resulted in reduced interface fracture under the application of a thermal shock. This was accomplished by comparing the thermal shock behavior of three coating architectures: monolithic YSZ, monolithic mullite and a mullite-YSZ composite. The coating architectures were chosen to optimize material properties to reduce the driving force for coating failure. It was found that under thermal loads that result in similar surface temperatures, the mullite-YSZ composite developed shorter multiple surface cracks along with shorter horizontal cracks compared to the monolithic YSZ. The composite coating was able to combine advantageous material properties from both the constituent ceramics.     

Bilayer Suspension Plasma-Sprayed Thermal Barrier Coatings with Enhanced Thermal Cyclic Lifetime: Experiments and Modeling

Suspension plasma spraying (SPS) has been shown as a promising process to produce porous columnar strain tolerant coatings for thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) in gas turbine engines. However, the highly porous structure is vulnerable to crack propagation, especially near the topcoat-bondcoat interface where high stresses are generated due to thermal cycling. A topcoat layer with high toughness near the topcoat-bondcoat interface could be beneficial to enhance thermal cyclic lifetime of SPS TBCs. In this work, a bilayer coating system consisting of first a dense layer near the topcoat-bondcoat interface followed by a porous columnar layer was fabricated by SPS using Yttria-stabilised zirconia suspension. The objective of this work was to investigate if the bilayer topcoat architecture could enhance the thermal cyclic lifetime of SPS TBCs through experiments and to understand the effect of the column gaps/vertical cracks and the dense layer on the generated stresses in the TBC during thermal cyclic loading through finite element modeling. The experimental results show that the bilayer TBC had significantly higher lifetime than the single-layer TBC. The modeling results show that the dense layer and vertical cracks are beneficial as they reduce the thermally induced stresses which thus increase the lifetime.     

MoSi2/Mo涂层热震过程中界面应力分布和裂纹扩展的有限元模拟

在氢气保护下将MoSi₂/Mo涂层加热至1000 ℃,再迅速冷却至室温进行热震循环,表征了材料在热震循环过程中裂纹的演变过程并评估了MoSi₂/Mo涂层的热冲击行为。采用Abaqus软件计算了MoSi₂/Mo涂层在热冲击过程中的应力分布,讨论了热震循环中裂纹的发展过程。结果表明：Mo基体与MoSi₂涂层之间存在较高的热冲击应力,这将导致裂纹的萌生和扩展。计算结果显示：在最初的10次热震循环中,涂层产生了垂直于界面的裂纹,在界面上没有出现裂纹,涂层与基体仍结合良好;在随后的热震循环中开始出现界面裂纹,界面裂纹开始于垂直裂纹的末端区域,当垂直裂纹与界面裂纹汇聚,会导致涂层剥离和涂层失效。     

Modeling Thermal Conductivity of Thermally Sprayed Coatings with Intrasplat Cracks

Thermal spraying is one of the most important approaches for depositing thermally insulating ceramic top coatings for advanced gas turbines due to the low thermal conductivity of the coating resulting from its lamellar structure. The thermal conductivity of the coating has been explained based on the concept of thermal contact resistance and correlated to microstructural aspects such as splat bonding ratio, splat thickness, and the size of the bonded areas. However, the effect of intrasplat cracks on the thermal conductivity was usually neglected, despite the fact that intrasplat cracking is an intrinsic characteristic of thermally sprayed ceramic coatings. In this study, a model for the thermal conductivity of a thermally sprayed coating taking account of the effect of intrasplat cracks besides intersplat thermal contact resistance is proposed for further understanding of the thermal conduction behavior of thermally sprayed coatings. The effect of the intersplat bonding ratio on the thermal conductivity of the coating is examined by using the model. Results show that intrasplat cracks significantly decrease the thermal conductivity by cutting off some heat flux paths within individual splats. This leads to a deviation from the typical ideal thermal contact resistance model which presents cylindrical symmetry. Based on the modified model proposed in this study, the contribution of intrasplat cracks to the thermal resistivity can be estimated to be 42–57 % for a typical thermally sprayed ceramic coating. The results provide an additional approach to tailor the thermal conductivity of thermally sprayed coatings by controlling the coating microstructure.     

Thermal shock behavior of nanostructured and conventional Al2O3/13 wt%TiO2 coatings fabricated by plasma spraying

The thermal shock behavior of three kinds of Al₂O₃/13 wt%TiO₂ coatings fabricated by plasma spraying was studied in this paper. One kind of those coatings was derived from conventional fused and crushed feedstock powder available commercially; the other two kinds of coatings were derived from nanostructured agglomerated feedstock powders. These two nano coatings possess moderate pores and pre-existing microcracks, they were composed of fused structure and three-dimensional net or skeleton-like structure. For conventional coatings, the pores and pre-existing cracks were bigger, sharp-point and mostly distributed between splats. Thermal shock tests for the three coatings were performed by water quenching method. Testing result showed the two kinds of nano coatings had much higher thermal shock resistance than the conventional coatings. The improved thermal shock resistance for nano coatings could attribute to their improved microstructure and crack propagation mode. The damage evolution and failure mechanism of coatings was quite different at thermal shock temperature of 650 °C and 850 °C, which was explained by a simple model. Different crack propagating modes in nanostructured and conventional coatings during thermal shock tests were due to their different microstructures in these two kinds coatings. The stress state of coating surfaces during the thermal cycles was also discussed in this paper.     

Microstructure and Thermophysical Properties of SrZrO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Thermal Barrier Coating Prepared by Solution Precursor Plasma Spray

Strontium zirconate (SrZrO₃) thermal barrier coatings were deposited by solution precursor plasma spray (SPPS) using an aqueous precursor solution. The phase transition of the SrZrO₃ coating and the influence of the aging time at 1400 °C on the microstructure, phase stability, thermal expansion coefficient, and thermal conductivity of the coating were investigated. The unique features of SPPS coatings, such as interpass boundary (IPB) structures, nano- and micrometer porosity, and through-thickness vertical cracks, were clearly observed evidently in the coatings. The vertical cracks of the coatings remained substantially unchanged while the IPB structures gradually diminished with prolonged heat treatment time. t-ZrO₂ developed in the coatings transformed completely to m-ZrO₂ phase after heat treatment for 100 h. Meanwhile, the SrZrO₃ phase in the coatings exhibited good phase stability upon heat treatment. Three phase transitions in the SrZrO₃ coatings were revealed by thermal expansion measurements. The thermal conductivity of the as-sprayed SrZrO₃ coating was ~1.25 W m^?1 K^?1 at 1000 °C and remained stable after heat treatment at 1400 °C for 360 h, revealing good sintering resistance.     

合金钢热障涂层等离子喷涂及高温力学特性研究

目的研究等离子喷涂热障涂层微观组织与高温力学性能,为热障涂层在合金钢的应用及其失效机制提供理论支撑。方法采用等离子喷涂技术在30Cr Mn Si A钢基体上制备Ni Co Cr Al Y/YSZ热障涂层,利用扫描电镜显微观察、物相分析、热震试验、拉伸试验等技术方法,考察涂层在高温条件下的失效行为。结果合金钢等离子喷涂热障涂层为典型双层层片状结构,YSZ涂层仅含有稳定四方相。800℃时,涂层试样拉伸试验后的断裂载荷与无涂层试样相比高10%。热障涂层的抗热震性良好,经900℃热震循环试验10次后,涂层完好;经1000℃热震循环6次后,涂层剥落失效,剥落面位于粘结层与基体之间。热震循环过程中,钢基体被氧化甚至腐蚀。涂层试样边缘产生应力集中,随着热震次数的增加,裂纹逐渐扩展,最终导致涂层成块剥落。温度由700℃升至900℃,Ni Co Cr Al Y涂层硬度下降幅度大于YSZ涂层和30Cr Mn Si基体。结论粘结层与钢合金基体的热膨胀不匹配是导致热震试验涂层剥落的主要原因。热障涂层的隔热作用使涂层试样的基体温度较低,导致其断裂载荷与无涂层试样相比较高。     

Deposition and Characteristics of Submicrometer-Structured Thermal Barrier Coatings by Suspension Plasma Spraying

In the field of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for gas turbines, suspension plasma sprayed (SPS) submicrometer-structured coatings often show unique mechanical, thermal, and optical properties compared to conventional atmospheric plasma sprayed ones. They have thus the potential of providing increased TBC performances under severe thermo-mechanical loading. Experimental results showed the capability of SPS to obtain yttria stabilized zirconia coatings with very fine porosity and high density of vertical segmentation cracks, yielding high strain tolerance, and low Young??s modulus. The evolution of the coating microstructure and properties during thermal cycling test at very high surface temperature (1400?°C) in our burner rigs and under isothermal annealing was investigated. Results showed that, while segmentation cracks survive, sintering occurs quickly during the first hours of exposure, leading to pore coarsening and stiffening of the coating. In-situ measurements at 1400?°C of the elastic modulus were performed to investigate in more detail the sintering-related stiffening.     

超音速火焰喷涂涂层抗高温氧化和耐冲蚀性能

采用超音速火焰喷涂（HVOF）技术喷涂WC涂层，并对其抗高温氧化和耐冲蚀性能进行测定。试验结果显示，与基体1Cr12W1MoV比较，HVOF制备的WC-17Co、WC-12Co、NiCrBSi＋35WC涂层具有非常良好的抗高温氧化和耐冲蚀性能。其中WC-17Co涂层在任何冲蚀角度下均表现出优良的抗冲蚀能力，是一种理想的汽轮机高压部件防护涂层。     

Thermal shock resistance of ceramic coatings

A methodology is established for the evaluation of the thermal shock resistance of ceramic coatings. The problem is formulated by considering a thin coating to a thick substrate subjected to a sudden cooling on the coating surface. Time-varied thermal stresses and stress intensity factors for various parameters of the problem are obtained. The crack initiation behavior and the thermal shock resistance of the coating are studied. The crack length dependency behavior of the thermal shock resistance of the coating is discussed. Two critical size parameters, which control the applicability of the stress-based criterion and the fracture mechanics-based criterion to the determination of the thermal shock resistance of coatings, are explored.     

粘结层成分对单晶合金热障涂层寿命影响研究

采用电子束物理气相沉积工艺(EB-PVD)制备了针对第二代单晶高温合金的热障涂层,用SEM观察分析了不同成分粘结层的热障涂层热循环试验后的结构和晶体形貌,在N2条件下对比了不同成分粘结层材料与第二代单晶高温合金的热膨胀系数,分析了热循环试验后粘结层与热生长氧化(TGO)层成分、厚度及完整性情况。结果表明:NiCoCrAlYHf与第二代单晶高温合金热膨胀系数更为接近,匹配性更好;采用EB-PVD工艺制备的热障涂层在热循环试验过程中会产生大量垂直裂纹使涂层具有良好的应变容限;粘结层中Al元素含量的提高以及Hf等元素的加入,使得热循环试验后涂层TGO层的Al2O3纯度较高、生长缓慢无块状物生成,并且极大地改善了粘结层和合金基体的内氧化,涂层1 100℃循环氧化寿命达到1 200 h以上。     

无冷却喷涂工艺对其制备的热障涂层的裂纹系统和寿命的影响

无冷却喷涂形成的热障涂层裂纹体系,可提高陶瓷顶层应变容限.但目前缺乏对裂纹体系的系统研究,特别是横向分叉裂纹.因此,文中研究送粉率和基体预热温度对陶瓷顶层裂纹系统的定量影响,并比较不同裂纹系统的热循环寿命.结果表明,增加送粉率,垂直裂纹密度和横向分叉裂纹长度均呈现先大后小的趋势.预热温度的提高可增加涂层中垂直裂纹数量,但横向分叉裂纹长度呈现先增后降的趋势.热循环试验表明,维持一定垂直裂纹的同时,降低横向分叉裂纹可提高涂层热循环寿命.     

Thermal Cycling Behavior of Quasi-Columnar YSZ Coatings Deposited by PS-PVD

Columnar-structured thermal barrier coatings, owing to their high strain tolerance, are expected for their potential possibilities to substantially extend turbine lives and improve engine efficiencies. In this paper, plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD) process was used to deposit yttria partially stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings with quasi-columnar structures. Thermal cyclic tests on burner rigs and thermal shock tests by heating and water-quenching method were involved to evaluate the thermal cycling and thermal shock behaviors of such kind of structured thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). Evolution of the microstructures, phase composition, residual stresses and failure behaviors of quasi-columnar YSZ coatings before and after the thermal tests was investigated. The quasi-columnar coating obtained had an average life of around 623 cycles when the spallation area reached about 10% of the total coating surface during burner rig tests with the coating surface temperature of ~1250 °C. Failure of the coating is mainly due to the break and pull-out of center columnar segments.