Microstructural Evolution of 7 wt.% Y2O3 ZrO2 Thermal Barrier Coatings due to Stress Relaxation at Elevated Temperatures and the Concomitant changes in Thermal Conductivity
- Purdue University
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
- ORNL
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of stress and temperature on the microstructure of air plasma-sprayed 7 wt.% Y{sub 2}O{sub 3}-ZrO{sub 2} thermal barrier coatings, and relate microstructural changes to the thermal conductivity, k{sub th}. To simulate TBC service conditions, stand-alone tubes of YSZ were stress relaxed, starting from a compressive stress of 60 MPa, at temperatures of 1000 C or 1200 C. The duration of the stress relaxation test was either 5 min or 3 h. Detailed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Porod's specific surface area (SSA) analysis of small angle neutron scattering (SANS) results were used to determine which void systems, either interlamellar pores or intralamellar cracks, contributed to the observed relaxation of stress in the coatings. SEM investigations revealed closure of intralamellar cracks located perpendicular to the stress direction. For thinner YSZ coatings, SANS measurements indicated a statistically significant reduction in the total SSA and SSA associated with intralamellar cracks after stress relaxation at the times, temperatures, and stress investigated compared to those samples that were exposed to identical times and temperatures, but no stress. The SSA associated with the interlamellar pores was not significantly smaller in YSZ coatings stress relaxed from 60 MPa at 1200 C for 3 h compared to as-sprayed coatings. The thermal conductivity of the coatings was strongly influenced by stress, with increases in kth observed after only 5 min at 60 MPa and 1200 C. Reductions in the total SSA were directly linked to increases in k{sub th}.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). High Temperature Materials Lab. (HTML)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 988754
- Journal Information:
- Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 205, Issue 1; ISSN 0257-8972
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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