Thermal barrier coating with improved strength and fracture toughness
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRamgopal Darolia, Joseph David Rigney
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Abstract
A thermal barrier coating (TBC) (26) for a component (10) intended for use in a hostile environment, such as the superalloy turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The TBC (26) is formed of at least partially stabilized zirconia, preferably yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), and exhibits improved strength and fracture toughness as a result of containing a dispersion of chromia precipitates or particles (32). The TBC (26) preferably consists essentially of YSZ and the chromia particles (32), which are preferably dispersed throughout the microstructure of the TBC (26), including the YSZ grains (30) and grain boundaries. The chromia particles (32) constitute at least 1 to about 10 volume percent of the TBC (26).
Claims20
A component having a thermal barrier coating on a surface thereof, the thermal barrier coating consisting essentially of at least partially stabilized zirconia and a dispersion of chromia particles with diameters of not larger than one micrometer, the thermal barrier coating having a microstructure comprising grains and grain boundaries, the chromia particles being located within the grains and at the grain boundaries in an amount sufficient to increase the strength and fracture toughness of the thermal barrier coating.
A gas turbine engine component comprising:
- a superalloy substrate;
- a metallic bond coat on a surface of the substrate;
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- a thermal barrier coating on the bond coat, the thermal barrier coating consisting essentially of yttria-stabilized zirconia and about 1 to about 5 volume percent chromia particles, the thermal barrier coating having a microstructure comprising grains and grain boundaries, the chromia particles being dispersed within the grains and at the grain boundaries to increase the strength and fracture toughness of the thermal barrier coating.
A gas turbine engine component comprising:
- a superalloy substrate;
- a metallic bond coat on a surface of the substrate;
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- a thermal barrier coating on the bond coat, the thermal barrier coating consisting of 1 to 3 volume percent chromia particles dispersed in zirconia stabilized by 3 to 8 weight percent yttria, the thermal barrier coating having a microstructure comprising grains and grain boundaries, the chromia particles having diameters in a range of about 0.01 to about 0.1 micrometer and being dispersed within the grains and at the grain boundaries to increase the strength and fracture toughness of the thermal barrier coating.
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