Abstract
The influences of S, Pt, and Hf on the oxidation behavior of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) NiAl bond coatings on high-S and low-S superalloys were investigated. Cyclic and isothermal-oxidation testing at 1150°C revealed that alumina-scale adherence to NiAl coatings was very sensitive to substrate S impurities. Scale spallation, as well as the growth of voids at the oxide-metal interface, increased as S increased. However, Pt-modified coatings were not sensitive to S, and did not form voids at the oxide-metal interface. Transmission-electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that alumina scales formed on (Ni, Pt) Al had Hf ions (from the superalloy) segregated to grain boundaries, whereas Hf was not detected in the alumina scale formed on NiAl coatings. Results suggested that the detrimental influence of S on scale adherence to NiAl is primarily related to void growth, which is eliminated or significantly reduced in Pt-modified coatings. A simple model relating void growth to excess vacancies and sulfur segregation is proposed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 513-544 |
Number of pages | 32 |
Journal | Oxidation of Metals |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2002 |
Funding
The authors thank C. Kortovich and L. Graham of PCC Airfoils for providing superalloy substrate material; B. Warnes and N. DuShane of Howmet Corporation for conducting Pt electroplating; L. D. Chitwood and G. Garner at ORNL for assisting with oxidation experiments; Tom Geer, Dorothy Coffee, and L. Walker at ORNL for metallography, FIB–TEM specimen preparation, and EPMA analysis. Thanks to K. Putyera at Shiva Technologies (Syracuse, NY) for GDMS. The authors also thank Ted Besmann, Pete Tortorelli, and Mike Brady at ORNL for reviewing the manuscript. This research was sponsored by the Advanced Gas Turbine Systems Program, DOE Office of Industrial Technologies, under contract DE-AC05–96OR22464 with UT-Batelle Limited Liability Corporation.
Keywords
- Aluminide bond coating
- Hafnium
- Platinum
- Sulfur
- Voids