Röntgenografische Eigenspannungsmessungen an plasmagespritzten Wärmedämmschichten aus Zirkonoxid vor und nach thermischer und mechanischer Beanspruchung

X-Ray Stress Measurements on Plasma Sprayed Zirkonia Thermal Barrier Coatings Turbine blades for aero engines with plasma sprayed zirconia thermal barrier coatings were subjected to typical component loads as thermal fatigue and creep. Before and after testing residual surface stresses in the coatings were determined by X-ray stress measurements. Different substrate temperatures during the plasma spraying process caused tensile or compressive stresses on the surfaces of the thermal barrier coatings. Coatings with compressive stresses failed after only a few thermal cycles whereas those with tensile stresses sustained 700 to 1500 cycles without visible damage. Thermal fatigue and creep tests lead to stress changes reducing tensile stresses and increasing compressive stresses.