Effect of Atmosphere Composition on Lifetime and Oxidation Behavior of EB-PVD TBC with NiPtAl Bondcoats
NiPtAl coatings are widely used as bondcoats for thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems during high temperature exposure. Pt modified aluminide coatings on the CMSX-4 Ni-base alloy were oxidized at 1150°C in different atmospheres. Cross-section oxide layer morphologies on the NiPtAl coatings after TBC failure were similar in air with that in air+15%H2O. The surface morphologies of as-received low and high-Pt bondcoats showed great effect on the oxide layer growth and morphologies due to the different compositions within the two bondcoats. The irregular alumina surface on the low-Pt bondcoat was showed due to the slipping of the NiPtAl grains. Raman spectroscopy illustrated that the alumina mainly consisted θ and α-Al2O3during the Ar+20%O2exposure, however, only α-Al2O3could be found in Ar+4%H2+2%H2O during short time exposure. Low oxygen partial pressure of Ar+4%H2+2%H2O perhaps is the reason that spinel and θ-Al2O3can not formed, and directly promotes the α-Al2O3formation.