Effect of NiCr and NiCrAl coatings on the creep resistance of a Ni alloy

The effect of plasma sprayed NiCr and NiCrAl coatings on the creep resistance of Nickel alloy 690 at temperature of 1033 K was investigated. Experimental results showed that the coatings had a beneficial effect on the improvement of the creep resistance of substrate. However, there was almost no difference in the creep lives between the NiCr and NiCrAl coated specimens at a given stress level. The relation between the applied stress and time to rupture of the coated specimens can be estimated by using Larson-Miller equation. For the coated specimens tested at low applied stress levels, the product of the minimum creep rate and the time to rupture was a constant value. The θ projection method can be used to accurately characterize the creep behavior of the coated specimens. The variation of the creep strain along with time predicted by using θ projection method agreed well with the experimental results.