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。     

高韧性过渡层对大气等离子喷涂热障涂层性能的影响EI北大核心CSCD

高温服役环境下,大气等离子喷涂(APS)制备的纳米结构热障涂层受热应力作用,黏结层/陶瓷层界面附近的陶瓷层内部易形成横向裂纹而导致热障涂层失效。利用常规大气等离子喷涂和超音速等离子喷涂(SAPS)制备8YSZ高韧性过渡层。结果表明,采用APS和SAPS制备的高韧性过渡层提高了扁平化粒子间结合状态和涂层致密度,相比常规结构8YSZ涂层的断裂韧性分别提高约46%和84%,高韧性过渡层均提高了复合结构热障涂层结合强度、抗热震性能和燃气热冲击寿命,SAPS制备的高韧性过渡层厚度为30~50μm时复合结构热障涂层抗热震性能最优,当高韧性过渡层厚度为10~30μm时,相比常规结构热障涂层燃气热冲击寿命提高120%。在温度梯度作用下,热障涂层最终失效由陶瓷层逐层剥落转变为靠近陶瓷层/黏结层界面处剥落。通过高韧性过渡层设计,兼顾热障涂层的隔热性能的同时,提高了热障涂层的结合强度和寿命。     

等离子喷涂纳米热障涂层热震性能

采用等离子喷涂工艺制备常规和纳米结构ZrO2-7%Y2O3热障涂层,比较两种涂层在850℃下的热震性能,并探讨其热震失效机理。结果表明,不管是首次出现宏观裂纹(局部剥落)还是达到热震失效,纳米结构热障涂层的热震次数都明显高于相应的常规涂层。相对于常规涂层,纳米结构涂层有较好的抗热震性能。等离子喷涂常规热障涂层的热震失效形式为大面积整体剥落,而纳米结构热障涂层热震失效形式为边角局部剥落。     

有关因素对热障涂层抗热震性能的影响

等离子喷涂热障涂层，对研制新型航空发动机具有重要意义。喷涂热障除层的关键，是如何提高涂层的抗热震性能。本文介绍了涂层结构、基体温度、涂层气孔率、不同粘结底层等因素，对涂层抗热震性能的影响。并简要介绍了涂层的抗高温氧化、抗热盐腐蚀性能及涂层的隔热效果。     

CoNiCrAlY黏结层结构设计及其对热障涂层结合强度和抗热震性能的影响

目的 设计热障涂层黏结层结构,改善涂层结合强度和抗热震性能。方法 制备了5种结构的CoNiCrAlY黏结层,即超音速火焰喷涂(HVOF)底层+等离子喷涂(APS)上层的双层结构黏结层试样,对其进行1 050℃真空热处理3 h后的试样,APS黏结层试样,HVOF黏结层试样及其真空热处理试样。再在以上5种试样表面制备Y₂O₃部分稳定ZrO₂(YSZ)陶瓷层,研究黏结层的表面粗糙度、相组成、微观组织结构及其对涂层试样结合强度、热震性能的影响。结果 制备态的黏结层由γ/γ’和β-NiAl两相组成,真空热处理后β相含量增多,表面粗糙度下降。在所有涂层试样中,双黏结层的涂层试样的结合强度最低,为28.43 MPa;对其真空热处理后得到的涂层试样的结合强度最高,达到39.42 MPa,主要原因在于热处理促进了两黏结层之间的扩散,提高了界面强度。双黏结层的涂层试样的抗热震性能最好,200次热震后涂层无明显剥落,而APS黏结层的涂层试样的抗热震性能最差,涂层抗热震性能的差异在于黏结层微观结构的不同。结论 双黏结层的结构设计综合了APS、H...     

激光表面重熔对ZrO_2-8wt%Y_2O_3热障涂层组织与抗热震性能的影响

采用等离子喷涂设备在H13热作模具钢表面制备氧化钇部分稳定的氧化锆(ZrO2-8 wt%Y2O3)热障涂层,并用CO2横流激光器对热障涂层进行表面重熔处理,并采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、热震试验等手段研究激光重熔前后热障涂层的微观结构及其抗热震性能的变化。结果表明,重熔前后涂层均由四方结构钇锆氧化物和立方相的氧化锆组成,重熔后涂层结晶度增加,晶粒有长大现象。激光重熔后涂层产生明显分层,表层组织孔隙和裂纹明显减少,裂纹呈网状且沿晶界分布,重熔涂层内部仍保持等离子喷涂典型结构。激光重熔后涂层孔隙率降低了67%,涂层的抗热震性能也显著提高。     

粘结层和陶瓷层厚度对纳米结构热障涂层性能的影响

采用超音速火焰喷涂+大气等离子喷涂工艺,在K403高温合金表面制备不同层厚比的NiCrA-lY/纳米7YSZ热障涂层,研究了涂层厚度变化对热障涂层表面粗糙度、结合强度、热震性能和热循环寿命的影响规律。结果表明:当粘结层厚度一定时,随着陶瓷层厚度的增加,其表面粗糙度增加,涂层结合强度下降;当粘结层厚度为50μm时,热障涂层的抗热震性能随陶瓷层厚度增加而降低,粘结层厚度提高至100μm时,热障涂层的抗热震性能随陶瓷层厚度增加先提高,后降低,热障涂层在1100℃的热循环寿命测试结果也基本对应这一规律;当粘结层厚50μm且陶瓷层/粘结层的层厚比在(1～2)∶1的范围内,或者粘结层厚100μm且陶瓷层/粘结层的层厚比在(2～2.5)∶1范围内时,热障涂层具有较优异的性能。     

等离子喷涂梯度热障涂层的抗热震性能

对比研究了等离子喷涂梯度热障涂层与双层热障涂层,试验中梯度热障涂层选用不同比例的NiCoCrAlY与ZrO₂-8%Y₂O₃复合粉末作为梯度过渡层材料,并对两种结构的热障涂层进行了抗热震性能试验。抗热震试验结果表明,梯度热障涂层的抗热震寿命明显高于双层热障涂层的抗热震寿命。     

Mo基体上锆酸镧热障涂层的研究

利用自行研制的La1.4Nd0.6Zr2O7(LNZ)喷涂粉末,采用大气等离子喷涂在Mo基体上制备LNZ热障涂层.测试粉末的各项热物理性能,考核涂层的抗热震性能和高温隔热性能,并与常规氧化钇稳定氧化锆(YSZ)涂层进行比较.结果表明,与YSZ相比,LNZ由于具有热膨胀系数小、导热系数低、烧结速率低等特点而更适合在Mo基体作为热障涂层使用.     

超音速火焰喷涂MCrAlY粘结层对热障涂层热震性能的影响

分别采用超音速火焰喷涂技术(HVOF)和等离子喷涂技术(APS)在高温合金GH99上制备MCrAIY粘结层(BC),对比研究了HVOF和APS喷涂BC对热障涂层(TBC)热震性能的影响.结果表明:APS喷涂BC界面不平整,起伏较大,而HVOF喷涂BC界面较为平整.经200次热循环后,APS喷涂TBC部分陶瓷层(TC)出现剥落,而HVOF喷涂TBC仅出现细小的微裂纹,生成的热生长氧化物(TGO)比较厚.APS喷涂TBC经过350次热循环后,涂层出现大面积剥离现象.而HVOF热障涂层直到热震430次后,才出现涂层剥落现象.拉曼光谱(RFS)残余应力分析表明,HVOF热障涂层残余应力随热循环次数的增加而增大,热震350次后APS热障涂层残余应力为650MPa,而HVOF热障涂层热震400次后其应力值仅为571 MPa.可知,HVOF显著地提高了TBC的热震性能.     

Thermal Shock Resistance of APS 8YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings on Titanium Alloy

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) with a typical 8YSZ ceramic top coat and CoNiCrAlY bond coat were deposited on titanium alloy substrate (Ti-6Al-4V in wt.%) by air plasma spraying. Thermal insulation and thermal shock resistance of the TBCs at different temperatures as well as their failure behavior were investigated. The results showed that the test temperature had a significant effect on thermal shock life of the TBCs. Failure of the TBCs systems was caused by the formation of crack, bond coat oxidation and elemental diffusion. The vertical cracks induced by thermal shock cycles were probably responsible for the enhancement in thermal shock resistance of the TBCs. Furthermore, elemental diffusion had a great effect on the acceleration of the TBCs failure. The TBCs could provide a good thermal protection for the titanium alloy substrate.     

Thermal cyclic behavior of air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings sprayed on stainless steel substrates

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) were deposited by an Air Plasma Spraying (APS) technique. The coating comprised of 93 wt.% ZrO₂ and 7 wt.% Y₂O₃ (YSZ); CoNiCrAlY bond coat; and AISI 316L stainless steels substrate. Thermal cyclic lives of the TBC were determined as a function of bond coat surface roughness, thickness of the coating and the final deposition temperature. Two types of thermal shock tests were performed over the specimens, firstly holding of specimens at 1020 °C for 5 min and then water quenching. The other test consisted of holding of specimens at the same temperature for 4 min and then forced air quenching. In both of the cases the samples were directly pushed into the furnace at 1020 °C. It was observed that the final deposition temperature has great impact over the thermal shock life. The results were more prominent in forced air quenching tests, where the lives of the TBCs were observed more than 500 cycles (at 10% spalling). It was noticed that with increase of TBC's thickness the thermal shock life of the specimens significantly decreased. Further, the bond coat surface roughness varied by employing intermediate grit blasting just after the bond coat spray. It was observed that with decrease in bond coat roughness, the thermal shock life decreased slightly. The results are discussed in terms of residual stresses, determined by hole drill method.     

Low Thermal Conductivity Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings Using the Solution Precursor Plasma Spray Process

The primary function of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is to insulate the underlying metal from high temperature gases in gas turbine engines. As a consequence, low thermal conductivity and high durability are the primary properties of interest. In this work, the solution precursor plasma spray (SPPS) process was used to create layered porosity, called inter-pass boundaries, in yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) TBCs. IPBs have been shown to be effective in reducing thermal conductivity. Optimization of the IPB microstructure by the SPPS process produced YSZ TBCs with a thermal conductivity of 0.6 W/mK, an approximately 50% reduction compared to standard air plasma sprayed (APS) coatings. In preliminary tests, SPPS YSZ with IPBs exhibited equal or greater furnace thermal cycles and erosion resistance compared to regular SPPS and commercially made APS YSZ TBCs.     

Improving stability of thermal barrier coatings on magnesium alloy with electroless plated Ni–P interlayer

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) of zirconia stabilized by 8 wt.% yttria (8YSZ) on MB26 rare earth–magnesium alloy with MCrAlY as bond coat were prepared by air plasma spraying (APS). In order to improve the thermal shock resistance of the coatings, an interlayer of Ni–P alloy between the substrate and bond coat was prepared by electroless plating. The preparation, microstructure, bond strength and thermal shock resistance of the coatings were investigated. The results indicate that Ni–P interlayer not only has favorable effects on the protection of Mg alloy substrate from thermal oxidation during thermal spraying, but also significantly improves the bond strength of TBCs. The thermal shock life of TBCs was enhanced from 5 cycles to longer than 130 cycles with the application of Ni–P interlayer. The failure of TBCs in thermal shock test was mainly induced by the corrosion of Mg alloy substrate.     

Variation of Thermal Barrier Coating Lifetime Characteristics with Thermal Durability Evaluation Methods

The thermal durability of thermal barrier coating systems (TBCs) obtained using feedstock powders with different purity and phase content was investigated by thermal shock testing with different cycle times, including the effects on the sintering and phase transformation behaviors. Four 8 wt.% yttria-stabilized zirconia powders, with regular purity (TC1), high purity (TC2 and TC3), and without monoclinic phase (TC4), were employed to prepare the topcoat of TBC by atmospheric plasma spray on a NiCoCrAlY bondcoat deposited by high velocity oxy-fuel. The microstructure and phase stability of the topcoats affected the TBCs’ lifetime in the short-term (1 h) and long-term (24 h) furnace cyclic test (FCT) at 1100 °C and jet engine thermal shock (JETS) test. In the short-term FCT and JETS tests, in which coatings are severely subjected to thermal stress, the TBCs’ lifetime is most affected by the microstructure of the topcoat. The coating layer with the lowest monoclinic phase in the as-sprayed state showed the lowest phase-transformation characteristics in the isothermal oxidation test (1400 °C). These properties resulted in the best lifetime in the long-term FCT. Therefore, the coating material and evaluating methods of TBCs’ life should be selected depending on the usage environment.     

Erosion Performance of Gadolinium Zirconate-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings Processed by Suspension Plasma Spray

7-8 wt.% Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is the standard thermal barrier coating (TBC) material used by the gas turbines industry due to its excellent thermal and thermo-mechanical properties up to 1200 °C. The need for improvement in gas turbine efficiency has led to an increase in the turbine inlet gas temperature. However, above 1200 °C, YSZ has issues such as poor sintering resistance, poor phase stability and susceptibility to calcium magnesium alumino silicates (CMAS) degradation. Gadolinium zirconate (GZ) is considered as one of the promising top coat candidates for TBC applications at high temperatures (>1200 °C) due to its low thermal conductivity, good sintering resistance and CMAS attack resistance. Single-layer 8YSZ, double-layer GZ/YSZ and triple-layer GZdense/GZ/YSZ TBCs were deposited by suspension plasma spray (SPS) process. Microstructural analysis was carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A columnar microstructure was observed in the single-, double- and triple-layer TBCs. Phase analysis of the as-sprayed TBCs was carried out using XRD (x-ray diffraction) where a tetragonal prime phase of zirconia in the single-layer YSZ TBC and a cubic defect fluorite phase of GZ in the double and triple-layer TBCs was observed. Porosity measurements of the as-sprayed TBCs were made by water intrusion method and image analysis method. The as-sprayed GZ-based multi-layered TBCs were subjected to erosion test at room temperature, and their erosion resistance was compared with single-layer 8YSZ. It was shown that the erosion resistance of 8YSZ single-layer TBC was higher than GZ-based multi-layered TBCs. Among the multi-layered TBCs, triple-layer TBC was slightly better than double layer in terms of erosion resistance. The eroded TBCs were cold-mounted and analyzed by SEM.     

NiCoCrAlY粘结层喷涂工艺对8YSZ热障涂层抗氧化性能的影响

目的 提高热障涂层粘结层的抗高温氧化性能。方法 分别采用爆炸喷涂和等离子喷涂工艺制备了不同结构的NiCoCrAlY粘结层,之后通过等离子喷涂制备8YSZ陶瓷层,分析了两种粘结层结构的热障涂层的抗高温氧化性能。利用XRD、SEM和EDS对涂层物相、微观结构和成分进行分析,并对其与基体结合状态、抗高温氧化性能进行研究。结果 爆炸喷涂粘结层内部组织致密,缺陷较少,与基体结合处孔隙少;而等离子喷涂粘结层内部的层状特征明显,孔隙较多,表面粗糙度较低。爆炸喷涂粘结层氧化5 h后,表面生成了一层富Al2O3的致密氧化物膜;而等离子喷涂粘结层表面形成了富NiO、CoO、Cr2O3和Ni(Cr,Al)2O4的氧化物层,并出现了许多微裂纹和片层状氧化物。爆炸喷涂制备的热障涂层试样在前5 h氧化增重速率高于等离子喷涂试样,随后变平缓,而等离子喷涂试样氧化速率依然较高。爆炸喷涂热障涂层的热生长氧化物层（Thermally grown oxide, TGO）经50 h氧化后,仍呈连续状,厚度均匀,粘结层内氧化物缺陷较少。结论 爆炸喷涂粘结层组织均匀、致密,喷涂时涂层的氧化以及热处理的内氧化较少,使得足够的Al较快速地在粘结层表面形成致密的氧化铝,表面一定厚度的氧化铝层抑制了氧和其他金属原子的相向扩散反应,提高了涂层的抗高温氧化性能。     

Thermal Failure of Nanostructured Thermal Barrier Coatings with Cold-Sprayed Nanostructured NiCrAlY Bond Coat

Nanostructured thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) were deposited by plasma spraying using agglomerated nanostructured YSZ powder on Inconel 738 substrate with cold-sprayed nanostructured NiCrAlY powder as bond coat. The isothermal oxidation and thermal cycling tests were applied to examine failure modes of plasma-sprayed nanostructured TBCs. For comparison, the TBC consisting of conventional microstructure YSZ and conventional NiCrAlY bond coat was also deposited and subjected to the thermal shock test. The results showed that nanostructured YSZ coating contained two kinds of microstructures; nanosized zirconia particles embedded in the matrix and microcolumnar grain structures of zirconia similar to those of conventional YSZ. Although, after thermal cyclic test, a continuous, uniform thermally grown oxide (TGO) was formed, cracks were observed at the interface between TGO/BC or TGO/YSZ after thermal cyclic test. However, the failure of nanostructured and conventional TBCs mainly occurred through spalling of YSZ. Compared with conventional TBCs, nanostructured TBCs exhibited better thermal shock resistance.     

Investigation of Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Iron-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings

Because of their favorable thermophysical properties, good machinability and low material costs, iron-based coatings which exhibit a highly amorphous/nanocrystalline microstructure are currently in the focus of research. Considering the crystallization temperature of the material, iron-based coatings might be the next generation of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for low-temperature systems, reducing thermal losses. The objective of this research project is the development of highly amorphous, iron-based coatings. For this purpose, amorphous feedstock materials with different chromium contents have been developed and characterized regarding their microstructures, phase compositions, crystallization temperatures and amorphous content. The results show that the amorphous content is reduced with increasing particle size and chromium content. The coatings were deposited by air plasma spraying (APS) and high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying (HVOF). It is shown that all coatings exhibit amorphous structures. HVOF coatings show a smaller amount of amorphous content compared to the feedstock materials, indicating crystallization occurring in not fully melted particles or insufficient rapid cooling. The APS process can increase the amount of amorphous content compared to the feedstock material, as shown for x _Cr = 15%. All coatings proof good thermal shock behavior. Lowest thermal diffusivity values were determined for APS coatings, which confirms the potential of iron-based TBCs.