Thermal barrier coating on a surface
US6808799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24999
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermal barrier coating, or TBC (26), and method for forming the TBC (26). The TBC (26) is formed of a thermal-insulating material that contains yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) alloyed with at least a third oxide. The TBC (26) is formed to also contain elemental carbon, and may potentially contain carbides and/or a carbon-containing gas that forms from the thermal decomposition of carbon. The TBC (26) is characterized by lower density and thermal conductivity, high temperature stability and improved mechanical properties. To exhibit the desired effect, the third oxide is more particularly one that increases the lattice strain energy of the TBC microstructure as a result of having an ion size that is sufficiently different than a zirconium ion.
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