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Mechanical properties of the plasma-sprayed Al2O3/ZrSiO4 coatings |
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| Authors: | Y Li and K A Khor |
| Affiliation: | a Environmental Technology Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore b School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore |
| Abstract: | The mechanical properties of plasma-sprayed Al2O3/ZrSiO4 coatings were investigated by indentation-based techniques. Two types of feedstock were used to prepare the coatings: spray-dried powders and plasma-spheroidized powders. A 100-kW direct current (d.c.) thermal plasma system was employed. The values obtained were found to exhibit a close relationship with the microstructure of the as-sprayed coatings, which composed of zircon, alumina, amorphous silica and tetragonal zirconia. The coatings produced with plasma-spheroidized powders had higher microhardness, Young's modulus and fracture toughness than that produced with the spray-dried powders. The coatings produced with plasma-spheroidized powders by a 100-kW computerized system at 15 kW of net plasma energy had the best mechanical properties, while those deposited at 19 kW of net plasma energy had the worst properties due to the high density of cracks in the coatings. |
| Keywords: | Zircon Plasma spray Dissociation Zirconia Alumina Mechanical properties Young's modulus Fracture toughness |
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