Turbine component other than airfoil having ceramic corrosion resistant coating and methods for making same

Abstract

An article comprising a turbine component other than an airfoil having a metal substrate and a ceramic corrosion resistant coating overlaying the metal substrate. This coating has a thickness up to about 5 mils (127 microns) and comprises a ceramic metal oxide selected from the group consisting of zirconia, hafnia and mixtures thereof. This coating can be formed by a method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a turbine component other than an airfoil comprising the metal substrate; (b) providing a gel-forming solution comprising a ceramic metal oxide precursor; (c) heating the gel-forming solution to a first preselected temperature for a first preselected time to form a gel; (d) depositing the gel on the metal substrate; and (e) firing the gel at a second preselected temperature above the first preselected temperature to form the ceramic corrosion resistant coating comprising the ceramic metal oxide. This coating can also be formed by alternative methods wherein a ceramic composition comprising the ceramic metal oxide is deposited by physical vapor deposition on the metal substrate to provide a strain-tolerant columnar structure, or is thermal sprayed on the metal substrate.

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