Thermal barrier coatings with improved impact and erosion resistance
US6869703B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/265
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A reduced thermal conductivity thermal barrier coating having improved impact and erosion resistance for an underlying metal substrate of articles that operate at, or are exposed to, high temperatures. This coating comprises a zirconia-containing ceramic composition having a c/a ratio in the range of from about 1.0117 to about 1.0148 and stabilized in the tetragonal phase by a stabilizing amount of a stabilizer metal oxide. The coating has a fraction of porosity of from about 0.10 to about 0.25, and an impact and erosion resistance property defined by at least one of the following formulas: (a) I=exp.[5.85−(144×s)−(3.68×p)]; and/or; (b) E=[187−(261×p)−(9989×s)], wherein s=1.0117−c/a ratio; p is the fraction of porosity; I is least about 140 g/mil; and E is least about 130 g/mil. This coating can be used to provide a thermally protected article having a metal substrate and optionally a bond coat layer adjacent to and overlaying the metal substrate. The thermal barrier coating can be prepared by depositing the zirconia-containing ceramic composition on the bond coat layer, or the metal substrate in the absence of the bond coat layer.
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