Abstract

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of the high-temperature isothermal oxidation behavior and micro-structural evolution in plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) at temperatures between 900 and 1200 °C. Two types of specimens were produced for testing. These include a standard and vertically cracked (VC) APS. High temperature oxidation has been carried out at 900, 1000, 1100 and 1200 °C. The experiments have been performed in air under isothermal conditions. At each temperature, the specimens are exposed for 25, 50, 75 and 100 hours. The corresponding microstructures and microchemistries of the TBC layers are then examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy EDS. Changes in the dimensions of the thermally grown oxide (TGO) layer are determined as functions of time and temperature. The evolution of bond coat microstructures/interdiffusion zones and thermally grown oxide (TGO) layers are compared in TBCs with standard (STD) and vertically cracked (VC) microstructures.

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