journal article·2025-08-08Open access

Effects of Oxygen Gas Flow During Deposition on the Thermal Shock Life of YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings Prepared by Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition

Keli Huo, Chunhui Xu, Zhenwu Huang, Jie Xia, Ling Zhang, Xiaoshan Zhang, Tiansheng Li

Coatings· Volume 15· Issue 8

Abstract

Electron beam physical vapor deposited (EB-PVD) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used to protect the hot section parts of aircraft engine turbines due to its uniform columnar microstructure and high strain tolerance. The microstructure and thermal shock life of 7 wt% Y2O3 stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings produced by EB-PVD were investigated as a function of oxygen gas flow during deposition. The surface and cross-section microstructure of EB-PVD YSZ coatings were highly influenced by the oxygen gas flow. When the oxygen gas flow is less than 60 sccm, a sandwich is formed between the bond coat (BC) layer and the YSZ layer, which significantly reduces the thermal shock life of the coating.
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OpenAlex topics: High-Temperature Coating Behaviors · Nuclear Materials and Properties · Metal and Thin Film Mechanics

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Affiliations

Guiyang AECC Power Precision Casting Co., Ltd., Shawen Science Park Baiyan District, Guiyang 550000, China

Department of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering (Chinese-Foreign Cooperation), Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, China

International Joint Laboratory for Light Alloys (MOE), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

Funding

Scientific Research Fund of the Hunan Provincial Education Department · Guizhou Provincial science and technology support project

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