Abstract
Abstract Determining the interfacial properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is imperative for their durability evaluation and further improvements. A ceramic coating (topcoat) and a NiCoCrALY bondcoat were atmospheric-plasma-sprayed (APS) on a stainless steel substrate. A modified three-point bending test was adopted to initiate and propagate the topcoat/bondcoat (TC/BC) interfacial crack. After a complete delamination, the fracture surfaces were examined by an optical microscope, which shows that the cracking plane was merely on the TC/BC interface. Based on the experimental results of load–displacement and crack length–displacement,the strain energy release rate G for crack propagation was calculated, and the averaged magnitude was 77.1 J/m 2 . Repeatable results have indicated that the method can be used for the evaluation of interfacial fracture toughness in thermal barrier coatings and other multi-layer structures.
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