Wetting,infiltration and interaction behavior of CMAS towards columnar YSZ coatings deposited by plasma spray physical vapor

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) produced by electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) or plasma spray (PS) usually suffer from molten calcium-magnesium-alumino-silicate (CMAS) attack. In this study, columnar structured YSZ coatings were fabricated by plasma spray physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD). The coatings were CMAS-infiltrated at 1250?°C for short terms (1, 5, 30?min). The wetting and spreading dynamics of CMAS melt on the coating surface was in-situ investigated using a heating microscope. The results indicate that the spreading evolution of CMAS melt can be described in terms of two stages with varied time intervals and spreading velocities. Besides, the PS-PVD columnar coating (～100?μm thick) was fully penetrated by CMAS melt within 1?min. After the CMAS attack for 30?min, the original feathered-YSZ grains (tetragonal phase) in both PS-PVD and EB-PVD coatings were replaced by globular shaped monoclinic ZrO₂ grains in the interaction regions.     

Failure mechanisms of (Gd0.9Yb0.1)2Zr2O7/Yb2SiO5/Si thermal/environmental barrier coatings during thermal exposure at 1300 °C/1400 °C

A novel tri-layer (Gd_0.9Yb_0.1)₂Zr₂O₇/Yb₂SiO₅/Si (GYbZ/YbMS/Si) thermal and environmental barrier coatings (TEBCs) was first proposed for protecting SiC-based ceramic matrix composites (CMCs). Wherein, the GYbZ layer by plasma spray physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD) was quasi-columnar structured while the YbMS and the Si layers by atmospheric plasma spray (APS) were lamellar structured. The oxidation behavior and the failure mechanisms of the GYbZ/YbMS/Si TEBCs at 1300 °C/1400 °C are revealed. At 1300 °C, the mud-cracks penetrated through the GYbZ/YbMS layer and transversely deflected in the Si layer are responsible for the oxidation at YbMS/Si interface. When the temperature increased to 1400 °C, the propagation of mud-cracks, cavities, and TGO channel cracks occurred due to the sintering of GYbZ and the fast growth of cristobalite. Eventually, these defects caused delaminating failure at interface. Moreover, another de-bonding failure of the coating was observed resulting from the significant thickening of oxide scale at the edge region.     

等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积制备7YSZ纳米结构固体氧化物燃料电池电解质层

氧化钇稳定的氧化锆（YSZ）因其高热稳定性和良好的氧离子电导率被广泛地作为电解质材料应用于固体氧化物燃料电池（SOFC）。常规的平面SOFC电解质制备技术,如带式流延或丝网印刷,需要在1300℃以上的温度下进行烧结,因此采用传统制备技术获得纳米结构电解质层是一个挑战。等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积（PS-PVD）作为一种新技术由于可以实现气相沉积可以提供快速、低成本的方法来制备纳米致密结构电解质层,可避免传统技术在长时间高温烧结引起的材料晶体结构变化以及相邻电极材料间的化学反应。PS-PVD技术具有与传统大气等离子喷涂（APS）完全不同的沉积机制。本研究采用该技术成功地制备了致密的纳米结构7YSZ薄电解质层。当电解质层厚度为8.7～12.3 μm时,其泄露率为2.24～2.29 10-8 cm4gf-1s-1.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of yttria stabilized zirconia coatings prepared by plasma spray physical vapor deposition

Plasma spray physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD) was used to deposit yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings with different columnar morphologies by varying the spray distance. Although similar quasi-columnar structures were formed at the spray distances of 600 mm and 1400 mm, the formation mechanisms of particles in the coatings were different. Besides, an electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) like columnar coating out of pure vapor was deposited at a spray distance of 1000 mm and the columnar consisted of elongated nano-sized secondary columns. The hardness and Young׳s modulus of the coatings were investigated. Compared to the other two quasi-columnar structures, the EB-PVD like columnar coating exhibited higher hardness (~9.0 GPa ) and Young׳s modulus (~110.9 GPa), mainly due to its low porosity and defect.     

等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积高温防护涂层研究进展

等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积（PS-PVD）是基于低压等离子喷涂发展起来的一种新型多功能薄膜及涂层制备技术。由于其独特的等离子射流特征,可实现气液固多相涂层沉积,获得非视线沉积。文中首先介绍了国内外PS-PVD技术等离子体数值模拟和在线检测技术的研究现状,其次讨论了PS-PVD羽-柱状结构热障涂层的形成机制及与传统热障涂层在热导率、抗冲蚀等性能方面的差异,阐述了PS-PVD技术制备环境障涂层的研究进展,最后对PS-PVD技术沉积高温防护涂层的优势和存在的问题进行了总结。     

PS-PVD热障涂层抗沙尘冲刷行为研究

为提高PS-PVD热障涂层的抗沙尘冲刷性能,采用等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积技术(PS-PVD)在粘结层表面制备7YSZ热障涂层,在大气环境下进行了抗沙尘冲刷试验,研究了PS-PVD热障涂层的冲刷行为及失效机制。通过等离子喷涂技术(APS)在PS-PVD热障涂层表面制备了一层致密层状涂层,重点研究了致密层厚度对PSPVD热障涂层抗冲刷失效性能的影响。结果表明PS-PVD热障涂层冲刷过程经历了快速、中速、慢速冲刷三个阶段。随着致密层厚度的增加,对PS-PVD热障涂层抗冲刷性能的提升愈加明显。当致密层厚度为5μm时,对PS-PVD热障涂层抗冲刷性能无明显影响;当致密层厚度为10μm时,PS-PVD热障涂层抗冲刷性能提高了约30%;当致密层厚度为20μm时,PS-PVD热障涂层抗冲刷性能约提高了4倍。     

等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积的气相沉积机理

以等离子喷涂-物理气相沉积(PS-PVD)喷涂团聚的 ZrO₂-7wt%Y₂O₃(7YSZ)粉末在五个喷距下制备了热障涂层。通过场发射-扫描电镜(FE-SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)分析了五个涂层样品的微观结构和相成分差异。另外, 通过发射光谱(OES)诊断研究了射流中7YSZ粉末气相浓度随喷距的变化。最后, 阐述了3种不同的气相沉积涂层生长机制, 说明了射流中粉末的状态和气相浓度对涂层结构的影响。研究表明：(1)350 mm和1800 mm喷距下形成的均是致密结构涂层, 而650~1250 mm喷距下形成的是典型的PS-PVD柱状结构涂层。(2)350 mm喷距下制备的涂层由四方相(t’)和单斜相(m)氧化锆构成; 当喷距大于650 mm时, 涂层以四方相(t’)氧化锆为主。(3)350 mm喷距下涂层是由高浓度气相过饱和自发形核形成的新核和液/固粒子共同作用形成的; 喷距650~1250 mm下, 涂层生长以气相沉积于基体进行非自发形核为主, 气相在射流中的自发形核为辅; 喷距1800 mm下涂层由气相过冷凝固的粒子堆积而成。     

Effect of powder composition upon plasma spray-physical vapor deposition of 8YSZ columnar coating

Agglomerated 8YSZ nano-powders for thermal barrier coating (TBC) were prepared by spray drying method. The morphology and diameter of 8YSZ powders were adjusted through controlling the solid content of the suspensions. Using prepared agglomerated 8YSZ nano-powders, columnar-structured coatings were obtained on Ni-based superalloy substrates by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD). The experimental results proved that the spray dried powders characteristics were related to the solid content of suspensions. During the PS-PVD process, the deposition efficiency of the powders was improved with the increase of powder diameter due to the existence of thermophoresis. Moreover, it can be concluded by mathematical derivations that the top area of the plasma flame was sufficient for powder evaporation.     

Microstructures of La2Ce2O7 coatings produced by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition

La₂Ce₂O₇ (LC) coatings were produced by plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD). To achieve the quasi-columnar microstructure, three spray parameters with different net power, spray distance, and carrier gas flow rate were applied. The relationships between the spray parameters and the microstructures were investigated. It was found that the coatings’ microstructure is more sensitive to the net power and carrier gas flow rate rather than the spray distance. The corresponding phase and chemical compositions of coatings were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), respectively. The results indicate that the lattice parameters of LC phases have positive correlations with average atomic La/Ce ratios of the coatings. The regional characteristics of the optimized coating were investigated by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Super-lattice diffraction patterns of TEM revealed that the coating is pyrochlore phase. “Particle-interruption” mechanisms in the quasi-columnar coating were proposed and discussed.     

Characterization of Yb2SiO5-based environmental barrier coating prepared by plasma spray–physical vapor deposition

Due to the high-input power compared to atmospheric plasma spraying (APS), plasma spray-physical vapor deposition (PS-PVD) can primarily achieve a splat-like deposition, allowing for the preparation of high-density environmental barrier coatings (EBCs). In this paper, dense Yb₂SiO₅-based coatings are prepared by PS-PVD at different substrate temperatures. It was found that the coating deposited at the substrate temperature of 700 °C contained a large amount of silicon-rich amorphous phase. When the substrate temperature increased to 1100 °C and a slow cooling process after deposition was involved, a coating with high crystallinity of ～77% and low porosity of less than ～2% was achieved. Phase evolution of the coatings was studied by a semi-in-situ high-temperature X-ray diffractometer. During the heating process, metastable phases X1-Yb₂SiO₅ and α-Yb₂Si₂O₇ emerged and transformed into stable phases following high-temperature treatment. Furthermore, the effects of long-term thermal aging at 1300 °C on the microstructure, phase composition, thermal conductivity, and hardness of the coating prepared at the substrate temperature of 1100 °C were found to be limited.