The Effects of Silica Content and Thermal Cycles on Young’s Modulus and Residual Stresses in Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.T.R. McGrann ◽  
E.F. Rybicki ◽  
J.R. Shadley ◽  
R.E. Sanchez ◽  
W.J. Brindley
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Ceramic Layer ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Thermal Cycles ◽  
Plasma Sprayed

Abstract The Young's modulus of the ceramic top coat of a plasma sprayed thermal barrier coating (TBC) has been reported to vary by as much as a factor of three with changes in processing parameters and by as much as a factor of four due to prolonged thermal exposure. Since the residual stress is expected to vary directly with the modulus of the ceramic layer, it follows that a change in modulus will change the residual stresses in the ceramic layer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the modulus of plasma sprayed coatings as a function of thermal cycle exposure and silica content of the ceramic. The study employed the Cantilever Beam Bending Method to examine Young's modulus for an yttria stabilized zirconia TBC applied by plasma spraying, for zero and ten thermal cycles and for silica contents of 0.1% and 1.0%. Results are discussed in terms of mechanisms that may affect modulus and the effect of modulus variations on residual stresses.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Phase Transformation and Mechanical Properties of Metastable Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia by Nanoindentation

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ningning Song ◽  
Ziyuan Wang ◽  
Yan Xing ◽  
Mengfei Zhang ◽  
Peng Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Tetragonal Phase ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Phase Identification ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
T Phase

Microscopical nonuniformity of mechanical properties caused by phase transformation is one of the main reasons for the failure of the materials in engineering applications. Accurate measurement of the mechanical properties of each phase is of virtual importance, in which the traditional approach like Vickers hardness cannot accomplish, due to the large testing range. In this study, nanoindentation is firstly used to analyze the mechanical properties of each phase and demonstrate the phase transformation in thermal barrier coatings during high-temperature aging. The distribution of T-prime metastable tetragonal phase, cubic and tetragonal phase is determined by mapping mode of nanoindentation and confirmed with X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope observation. The results show that during 1300 °C aging, the phase transition of metastable Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia induces the quick decrease of T′ phase content and an increase of T and C phases accordingly. It is found that there are some fluctuations in the mechanical properties of individual phase during annealing. The hardness and Young’s modulus of T′ increase at first 9 h, due to the precipitation of Y3+ lean T phase and then decrease to a constant value accompanied by the precipitation of Y3+ rich C phase. The relevant property of C phases also increases a little firstly and then decreases to a constant, due to the homogenization of Y3+ content, while the hardness and Young’s modulus of T phase remain unchanged. After aging of 24h the hardness of T′, C and T phases are 20.5 GPa, 21.3 GPa and 19.1 GPa, respectively. The Young’s modulus of T′, C and T phases are 274 GPa, 275 GPa and 265 GPa, respectively. Present work reveals the availability of nanoindentation method to demonstrate the phase transformation and measure mechanical properties of composites. It also provides an efficient application for single phase identification of ceramics.

Improving Thermal Shock Resistance of Plasma-Sprayed Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thermal Barrier Coatings by Laser Remelting

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 2502-2507
Author(s):  
Zong Yin Duan ◽  
Dong Sheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Thermal Barrier Coatings ◽  
Thermal Shock Resistance ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Laser Remelting ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Barrier Coatings ◽  
Shock Resistance ◽  
Plasma Sprayed

This paper deals with the microstructure and thermal shock behavior of laser remelting of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) deposited by plasma spraying. The microstructures of the coatings were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the as-sprayed ceramic coating had laminated structure with high porosity. However, the coating exhibited a dense lamellar-like layer with segment cracks on the remained plasma-sprayed porous layer. Thermal shock experiments for the two kinds of TBCs were performed by water quenching method. Testing result showed that the laser-remelted TBC had better thermal shock resistance than the as-sprayed one. The damage mode of the as-sprayed TBC was great-size whole spalling. In contract, the failure mechanism of the laser-remelted one was mainly local pelling. Segmented cracks of the top ceramic coatings caused by laser remelting improved the stress accommodation and were mainly attributed to the enhancement for thermal shock life of TBC.

scholarly journals Thermal Shock and Oxidation Stability Tests to Grade Plasma Sprayed Functionally Gradient Thermal Barrier Coatings

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Pasupuleti Kirti Teja ◽  
Parvati Ramaswamy ◽  
Narayana Murthy S.V.S.
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Barrier Coatings ◽  
Inconel 718 ◽  
Oxidation Stability ◽  
Ceramic Coatings ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Yttria Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Thermal Barrier ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Barrier Coatings ◽  
Plasma Sprayed

Functionally graded layers in thermal barrier coatings reduce the stress gradient between the overlaid ceramic coatings and the underlying metallic component. Introduced to alleviate early onset of spallation of the coating due to thermal expansion mismatch, this facilitates improvement in the life of the component. Conventional thermal barrier coatings typically comprise of duplex layers of plasma sprayed 8% yttria stabilized zirconia (ceramic) coatings on bond coated (NiCrAlY) components/substrates (Inconel 718 for example). This work highlights the superiority of plasma sprayed coatings synthesized from blends of the intermetallic bond coat and ceramic plasma spray powders on Inconel 718 substrates in three-layer configuration over the duplex layered configuration. Assessed through (a) thermal shock cyclic tests (at 1200oC and 1400oC) in laboratory scale basic burner rig test facility and (b) oxidation stability test in high temperature furnace (at 800oC and 1000oC) the functionally graded coatings of certain configurations exhibited more than double the life of the conventional 8% yttria stabilized zirconia duplex (double layer) coatings. Micro- and crystal structure analysis support the findings and results are detailed and discussed.

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