Abstract
Abstract This paper describes the results obtained from an evaluation of several platinum aluminide coated first stage turbine blades returned from the field. The IN-738LC blades had accumulated from 3,900 to 27,500 service hours in Centaur (1) 50 industrial gas turbine engines, operating in a high temperature oxidizing environment. The coating performance and condition were assessed using optical and electron microscopy. The condition of the coating was correlated to blade operating temperatures, which were estimated using the gamma prime coarsening technique. The degradation mechanism of the coating, remaining coating life, and blade repairability were also addressed.
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