Effect of APS flash bond coatings and curvature on TBC performance on rod specimens

M. J. Lance, B. P. Thiesing, J. A. Haynes, E. J. Gildersleeve, S. Sampath, B. A. Pint

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Abstract

The addition of an air plasma sprayed (APS) “flash” bond coating layer on top of a high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) bond coating significantly extended the lifetime of APS yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBC) on rod specimens of superalloy 247 tested using 100-h cycles in air+10%H2O at 1100 °C. The flash bond coatings of both NiCoCrAlY and NiCoCrAlYHfSi powder were compared to an HVOF-only and a vacuum plasma sprayed (VPS) NiCoCrAlYHfSi bond coating. The flash coatings appear to form a mixed oxide-metal zone, which likely inhibits crack formation and therefore extends lifetime compared to conventional bond coatings. The underlying dense HVOF layer appeared to act as a source of Al for this intermixed zone and prevented the oxide from penetrating deeper into the bond coating. Residual stress in the thermally-grown Al2O3 scale was measured using photo-luminescence piezospectroscopy (PLPS) as a function of time for each coating variation, including a comparison of concave and convex surfaces on a specially designed rod.

Original languageEnglish
Article number124940
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume378
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 25 2019

Funding

The authors would like to thank G. Garner, M. Stephens, T. Lowe, T. Geer, and T. Jordan for assistance with the experimental work and K. A. Kane, A. A. Wereszczak and E. Lara-Curzio for helpful comments on the manuscript and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) for providing the bond coating powder and St. Gobain for top coat powder. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy , Office of Fossil Energy , Turbine Program (R. Dennis program manager and P. Burke project manager). The authors would like to thank G. Garner, M. Stephens, T. Lowe, T. Geer, and T. Jordan for assistance with the experimental work and K. A. Kane, A. A. Wereszczak and E. Lara-Curzio for helpful comments on the manuscript and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) for providing the bond coating powder and St. Gobain for top coat powder. This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Turbine Program (R. Dennis program manager and P. Burke project manager).

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Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Fossil Energy

    Keywords

    • APS flash bond coating
    • Alumina scale
    • Furnace cycle testing (FCT)
    • HVOF bond coating
    • Photo-stimulated luminescence piezospectroscopy (PLPS)
    • TBC
    • VPS bond coating

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