Opportunities for novel refractory alloy thermal/environmental barrier coatings using multicomponent rare earth oxides

Kristyn D. Ardrey, Mackenzie J. Ridley, Kang Wang, Kevin Reuwer, Giavanna Angelo, Kevin Childrey, William Riffe, Mahboobe Jassas, Mukil Ayyasamy, Prasanna V. Balachandran, Patrick E. Hopkins, Jonathan Laurer, Carolina Tallon, Bi Cheng Zhou, Elizabeth J. Opila

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Abstract

Opportunities are described for developing coatings for refractory alloys beyond the current state-of-the-art silicide coatings, which are inadequate for long-term application in combustion environments due to silica volatility. It is proposed that multicomponent rare earth oxides provide an ideal material system to tailor all necessary properties for environmental/thermal barrier coatings in a single layer, differing from current trends to adopt multi-layer systems that are prone to thermochemical-mechanical interface failure mechanisms. The article discusses opportunities, proof-of-concept, and challenges to accomplish these single-layer rare earth oxide coatings. Properties of interest include isotropic phase stability, processability, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, ability to perform as a radiation barrier, stability in combustion environments, CMAS resistance, and ability to act as an oxygen diffusion barrier. Both experimental and computational approaches for property optimization are described.

Original languageEnglish
Article number116206
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume251
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2024

Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge helpful discussions with Dr. Robert Golden, Rolls-Royce Corporation, use of the University of Virginia Nanoscale Characterization Facility , and funding from the US Department of Energy , award number DE-AR0001425 under the ARPA-E ULTIMATE program. The authors gratefully acknowledge helpful discussions with Dr. Robert Golden, Rolls-Royce Corporation, use of the University of Virginia Nanoscale Characterization Facility, funding from the US Department of Energy, award number DE-AR0001425 under the ARPA-E ULTIMATE program, and support from the Office of Naval Research, grant number N00014-21-1-2477.

Keywords

  • Oxide
  • Protective coating
  • Rare Earth
  • Refractory metals
  • Thermal barrier coating

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