3Gd2O3-3Yb2O3-4Y2O3 （mole fraction, %） co-doped ZrO2 （GY-YSZ） thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） were produced by electron beam physical vapor deposition （EB-PVD）. The oxidation behavior of GY-YSZ at 1 050 ℃ was investigated using impedance spectroscopy （IS） combined with scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry （XRD）. Various electrical responses observed in the impedance spectra corresponding to GY-YSZ grains and grain boundaries were explained using circuit modeling. The change in the conduction mechanism of GY-YSZ was found to be related to the O^2- vacancy and lattice distortion due to the stabilizer diffusion during the oxidation. The results also suggested that the specific oxidation information about the GY-YSZ grains and grain boundaries should be acquired at a moderate measurement temperature, which was related to the resistance value in the impedance spectra. The resistance values of the GY-YSZ grains and grain boundaries should be measured at 200 ℃ and 300 ℃, respectively.
The role of multicomponent rare earth oxides in phase stability, thermophysical properties and sintering for ZrO2-based thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） materials is investigated. 8YSZ codoped with 3 mol% Gd2O3 and 3 mol% Yb2O3 （GYb-YSZ） powders are synthesized by solid state reaction for 24 h at various temperatures. As temperature increases, stabilizers are dissolved into zirconia matrix gradually. Synthesized at 1 500 °C, GYb-YSZ is basically composed of cubic phase. GYb-YSZ exhibits excellent phase stability and sinters lower than 8YSZ by nearly three times. The thermal conductivity of GYb-YSZ is much lower than that of 8YSZ, and the thermal expansion coefficient of GYb-YSZ is comparable to that of 8YSZ. The influence of Gd2O3 and Yb2O3 co-doping on phase stability, thermal conductivity and sintering of 8YSZ is discussed.
As one of the new additive manufacturing processes,electron beam melting(EBM)has seen its promising potential in the fabrication of metal matrix composites(MMCs)components with complex geometries.In this work,WC_P/NiBSi MMCs were fabricated by EBM and plasma-transferred arc welding(PTAW)for a comparative study.The microstructures of both samples were examined using a scanning electron microscope(SEM)equipped with an electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)detector.The macrohardness was tested using a Rockwell hardness method(Type C),while the microhardness was measured using different loadings(0.5-1.0 N)based on different phases.The anti-abrasion performance was tested as per the ASTM G105 standard.The corrosion behavior of the MMCs was also assessed by potentiodynamic polarization.The results indicate that the EBM bulk and the PTAW cladding MMCs exhibit different microstructures due to the different local solidification conditions.This is believed to lead to the varied mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the MMCs,and the possible mechanisms were also discussed.
The NiAl alloys modified by reactive element(RE),dysprosium(Dy),were produced by arc melting.The microstructures of the modified alloys were investigated by field emission-scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM)equipped with energy dispersive spectroscope(EDS)and back scatter detector.Cyclic oxidation tests at 1 200℃were conducted to assess the cyclic oxidation performance of the alloys.The Dy dopant prevents the surface rumpling of the oxide scale and the formation of cavities beneath the oxide scale.The pegs consisting of Dy-rich oxide inclusion core and an outer alumina sheath develop deeply in the alloy and improve the oxide scale adhesion.0.05%-0.1%(molar fraction)Dy dramatically improves the cyclic oxidation resistance of the NiAl alloy. Too high concentration of Dy is deleterious because of the fast oxidation rate caused by severe internal oxidation.
β-NiAl is a potential oxidation-resistant coating material to be operated at temperatures above 1 150 ℃. In this paper,β-NiAl coatings with 0-0.5 at% Dy are prepared by electron beam physical vapor deposition （EB-PVD）. Transient oxidation behavior of the coatings is investigated. At 1 200 ℃, only stable α-Al2O3 phase is observed on the 0.05 at% doped coating, whereas the phase transfomlation from θ-Al2O3 to α-Al2O3 occurs in the 0.5 at% Dy doped coating during 1 h oxidation. At 1 100 ℃, all the coatings reveal the transient transformation of θ-α in the early 15 min and the transformation for the 0.05 at% Dy doped coating is completed within 45 min, much earlier than that for the 0.5 at% Dy doped coating. Overdoping of Dy retards the transformation of θ-α. The undoped and overdoped coatings reveal the whisker structure of θ-Al2O3 even after 20 h oxidation at 1 100 ℃, while the 0.05 at% Dy coating reveals typical granulated structure of α-Al2O3.
ZHAO Xiaoyu GUO Hongbo GAO Yuzhi WANG Shixing GONG Shengkai
Intermetallic compound β-NiA1 is a promising material in high temperature applications due to its high melting temperature, high strength, low density, and good oxidation resistance. However, its application remains limited because of its relatively poor cyclic oxidation resistance. Addition of reactive element （RE） Dy can improve the cyclic oxidation of NiA1 alloys significantly. However, the mechanism of Dy addition is not clear. Even the existence pattern of Dy in NiA1 is unspecified. Therefore, in the present study, the impurity formation energies of Dy in stoichiometric NiA1, Ni-rich, and Al-rich NiA1 for the substitution cases were studied by first-principles density functional theory. The results show that Dy could hardly substitute for either Ni or A1 atoms in NiA1. However, calculations for dissolution energies show that Dy could be easily dissolved in AI vacancies in all three types of NiA1, which provides a new existence pattern of Dy in NiA1 beyond experimental detection.
To reveal the influence of substrate/coating interdiffusion on the cyclic oxidation property of a metallic coating, cyclic oxida- tion behavior of an EB-PVD CoCrAIY coating on directionally solidified Ni-based superalloy DZ125 at 1 050℃ is investigated. The 40 μm thick CoCrA1Y coating has a cyclic oxidation life of around 160 h, and the oxidation constant is 1.915× 10^-7 mg4.cm^-8.s-1. However, severe spallation of the oxides containing Co, Cr, Ni, Ta and Ti occurs with longer cyclic oxidation. The degradation in oxidation resistance for the coating is related to the depletion of A1 due to the oxide spallation and interdiffu- sion. Severe interdiffusion between the coating and underlying substrate occurs at 1 050 ℃. The composition of the substrate has an important effect on the thermal cycling lifetime of the coating. The influencing mechanism is discussed.
Thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） are mostly applied to hot components of advanced turbine engines to insulate the compo- nents from hot gas. The effect of sintering on thermal conductivity and thermal barrier effects of conventional plasma sprayed and nanostructured yttria stabilized zirconia （YSZ） thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） are investigated. Remarkable increase in thermal conductivity occurs to both typical coatings after heat treatment, The change of porosity is just the opposite. The grain size of the nanostructured zirconia coating increases more drastically with annealing time compared to that of the conventional plasma sprayed coating, which indicates that coating sintering makes more contributions to the thermal conductivity of the nanostructured coating than that of the conventional coating. Thermal barrier effect tests using temperature difference technique are performed on both coatings. The thermal barrier effects decrease with the increase of thermal conductivity after heat treat- ment and the decline seems more drastic in low thermal conductivity range. The decline in thermal barrier effects is about 80℃ for nanostructured coating after 100 h heat treatment, while the conventional coating reduces by less than 60 ℃ compared to the as-sprayed coating.
LaTi2Al9O19 （LTA） exhibits promising potential as a new kind of thermal barrier coating （TBC） material, due to its excellent high-temperature capability and low thermal conductivity. In this paper, LTA/yttria stabilized zirconia （YSZ） TBCs are produced by atmospheric plasma spraying. Hot corrosion behavior and the related failure mechanism of the coating are investigated. Decomposition of LTA does not occur even after 1 458 hot corrosion cycles at 1 373 K, revealing good chemical stability in molten salt of Na=SO4 and NaCl. However, the molten salt infiltrates to the bond coat, causing dissolving of the thermally grown oxide （TGO） in the molten salt and hot corrosion of the bond coat. As a result, cracking of the TBC occurs within the oxide layer. In conclusion, the ceramic materials LTA and YSZ reveal good chemical stability in molten salts of Na2SO4 and NaCl, and the bond coat plays a significant role in providing protection for the component against hot corrosion in the LTA/YSZ TBCs. LTA exhibits very promising potential as a novel TBC material.
