High sintering resistance of a novel thermal barrier coating

Sintering resistance of a novel thermal barrier coating Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y with Z dissolved in, where 0 < x < 0.5, 1.75 < y < 2 and Z is an oxide of a metal selected from Y, Mg, Ca, Hf and mixtures thereof, was studied. The coatings of Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y and typical 7YSZ were deposited by electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB-PVD) and air plasma spray (APS). The samples with the coating system of EB-PVD Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y or 7YSZ overlaid onto a MCrAlY bond coat were cyclically sintered at 1107 °C for 706 hours. The freestanding coatings of EB-PVD Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y and 7YSZ were isothermally sintered at 1371 °C for 500 hours. The microstructure of EB-PVD Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y before and after the sintering was evaluated and compared with EB-PVD 7YSZ. The sintering resistance of freestanding APS Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y coating was also investigated after isothermal sintering at 1200 °C for 50 and 100 hours. The results demonstrated that the new coatings of Nd_xZr_1 − xO_y applied with both EB-PVD and APS have higher sintering resistance than EB-PVD and APS 7YSZ, respectively.