Plasma spray-physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD) as a novel coating process based on low-pressure plasma spray(LPPS) has been significantly used for thermal barrier coatings(TBCs).A coating can be deposited from l...Plasma spray-physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD) as a novel coating process based on low-pressure plasma spray(LPPS) has been significantly used for thermal barrier coatings(TBCs).A coating can be deposited from liquid splats, nano-sized clusters, and the vapor phase forming different structured coatings, which shows obvious advantages in contrast to conventional technologies like atmospheric plasma spray(APS) and electron beam-physical vapor deposition(EBPVD). In addition, it can be used to produce thin, dense, and porous ceramic coatings for special applications because of its special characteristics, such as high power, very low pressure, etc. These provide new opportunities to obtain different advanced microstructures, thus to meet the growing requirements of modern functional coatings. In this work, focusing on exploiting the potential of gas-phase deposition from PS-PVD, a series of 7 YSZ coating experiments with various process conditions was performed in order to better understand the deposition process in PS-PVD, where coatings were deposited on different substrates including graphite and zirconia. Meanwhile, various substrate temperatures were investigated for the same substrate. As a result, a deposition mechanism of heterogeneous nucleation has been presented showing that surface energy is an important influencing factor for coating structures. Besides, undercooling of the interface between substrate and vapor phase plays an important role in coating structures.展开更多
Thermal barrier coatings(TBCs) applied in aeroengines tend to be attacked by molten calcia-magnesiaalumino-silicate(CMAS) at high operating temperatures.Yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ) coatings with quasicolumnar micr...Thermal barrier coatings(TBCs) applied in aeroengines tend to be attacked by molten calcia-magnesiaalumino-silicate(CMAS) at high operating temperatures.Yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ) coatings with quasicolumnar microstructure were fabricated by plasma spray physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD) technique.The chemic al changes,micros tructural transform ation,mechanical properties and degradation mechanisms of the CM AS-interacted TBCs in the thermal cycling tests were investigated.Feathered YSZ grains were dissolved in the CMAS melts,and then the ZrO_(2) grains were reprecipitated with spherical shape,accompanying with phase transformation from tetragonal(t) to monoclinic(m).The thermal cycling tests reveal that the YSZ coating fails at the early stage due to the attack of CMAS.The fractures in intracolumns lead to partial spallation of the coatings.The failure of the coating occurs at the interfaces between thermally grown oxides(TGO) layer and YSZ topcoat;especially,the hardness and Young's modulus of the YSZ coatings increase intensively,as the coatings were infiltrated by the CMAS for a long time.展开更多
Plasma spray physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD)(Gd_(0.9)Yb_(0.1))_(2)Zr_(2)O_(7)(GYbZ)thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)exhibited better silicate-phobicity than coatings produced by electron beam physical vapor depo-sition...Plasma spray physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD)(Gd_(0.9)Yb_(0.1))_(2)Zr_(2)O_(7)(GYbZ)thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)exhibited better silicate-phobicity than coatings produced by electron beam physical vapor depo-sition.In combination with PS-PVD and ultrafast laser direct writing technology,biomimetic structured GYbZ TBCs,with a triple-scale micro/nano surface microstructure,were obtained.Laser ablating on the PS-PVD GYbZ coating enhanced the surface roughness,improving its wear resistance without increasing the surface hardness.Furthermore,during the laser ablation processing,numerous nanoparticles were deposited in-situ in the gaps between columns of the coating,reducing the coating Young’s modulus.The simulated temperature field and heat flux field demonstrated that the presence of numerous interfaces between small columns of the PS-PVD coatings is beneficial to thermal insulation.However,laser ablation decreased the coating thickness,reducing the thermal insulation by around 20%-30%as compared to its PS-PVD counterpart,suggesting that a moderate increase in the coating thickness should be considered when designing an efficient TBC system.展开更多
基金financial supports from National Key Research Program (2017YFB0306100)Guangdong Academy of Sciences (No. 2017GDASCX-0843)+3 种基金Guangdong Technical Research Program (Nos. 201707010385, 2014B070706026, 2013B061800053)Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (No. 2016A030312015)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51501044)Guangzhou Technical Research Program (No. 201707010385)
文摘Plasma spray-physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD) as a novel coating process based on low-pressure plasma spray(LPPS) has been significantly used for thermal barrier coatings(TBCs).A coating can be deposited from liquid splats, nano-sized clusters, and the vapor phase forming different structured coatings, which shows obvious advantages in contrast to conventional technologies like atmospheric plasma spray(APS) and electron beam-physical vapor deposition(EBPVD). In addition, it can be used to produce thin, dense, and porous ceramic coatings for special applications because of its special characteristics, such as high power, very low pressure, etc. These provide new opportunities to obtain different advanced microstructures, thus to meet the growing requirements of modern functional coatings. In this work, focusing on exploiting the potential of gas-phase deposition from PS-PVD, a series of 7 YSZ coating experiments with various process conditions was performed in order to better understand the deposition process in PS-PVD, where coatings were deposited on different substrates including graphite and zirconia. Meanwhile, various substrate temperatures were investigated for the same substrate. As a result, a deposition mechanism of heterogeneous nucleation has been presented showing that surface energy is an important influencing factor for coating structures. Besides, undercooling of the interface between substrate and vapor phase plays an important role in coating structures.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.51590894, 51425102 and 51231001)。
文摘Thermal barrier coatings(TBCs) applied in aeroengines tend to be attacked by molten calcia-magnesiaalumino-silicate(CMAS) at high operating temperatures.Yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ) coatings with quasicolumnar microstructure were fabricated by plasma spray physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD) technique.The chemic al changes,micros tructural transform ation,mechanical properties and degradation mechanisms of the CM AS-interacted TBCs in the thermal cycling tests were investigated.Feathered YSZ grains were dissolved in the CMAS melts,and then the ZrO_(2) grains were reprecipitated with spherical shape,accompanying with phase transformation from tetragonal(t) to monoclinic(m).The thermal cycling tests reveal that the YSZ coating fails at the early stage due to the attack of CMAS.The fractures in intracolumns lead to partial spallation of the coatings.The failure of the coating occurs at the interfaces between thermally grown oxides(TGO) layer and YSZ topcoat;especially,the hardness and Young's modulus of the YSZ coatings increase intensively,as the coatings were infiltrated by the CMAS for a long time.
基金supported by Nature Science Foun-dations of China(NSFC)under grant Nos.U21B2052 and 52102057。
文摘Plasma spray physical vapor deposition(PS-PVD)(Gd_(0.9)Yb_(0.1))_(2)Zr_(2)O_(7)(GYbZ)thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)exhibited better silicate-phobicity than coatings produced by electron beam physical vapor depo-sition.In combination with PS-PVD and ultrafast laser direct writing technology,biomimetic structured GYbZ TBCs,with a triple-scale micro/nano surface microstructure,were obtained.Laser ablating on the PS-PVD GYbZ coating enhanced the surface roughness,improving its wear resistance without increasing the surface hardness.Furthermore,during the laser ablation processing,numerous nanoparticles were deposited in-situ in the gaps between columns of the coating,reducing the coating Young’s modulus.The simulated temperature field and heat flux field demonstrated that the presence of numerous interfaces between small columns of the PS-PVD coatings is beneficial to thermal insulation.However,laser ablation decreased the coating thickness,reducing the thermal insulation by around 20%-30%as compared to its PS-PVD counterpart,suggesting that a moderate increase in the coating thickness should be considered when designing an efficient TBC system.