Abstract:
A composition, a machine component coated with the same, and a method of coating the machine component are provided. The composition includes a CoNiCrAlY alloy, where three or more elements of the CoNiCrAlY alloy are present in equimolar amounts, one of the three or more elements of the CoNiCrAlY alloy being aluminum (Al), and where a molar fraction of Al is between about 0.20 and about 0.25. The composition further includes a transition metal boride including at least one of: cobalt boride (Co2B), titanium boride (TiB2), zirconium boride (ZrB2), tantalum boride (TaB2), niobium boride (NiB2), or molybdenum boride (Mo2B), and a refractory alloy.
Abstract:
A composition comprising a rare earth-doped zirconium/hafnium oxide is provided that has a defect-fluorite structure or a pyrochlore structure. The rare earth-doped zirconium/hafnium oxide has a formula: (Ln1aLn2aLn3aLn4aLn5b)2M2O7 where each of Ln1, Ln2, Ln3, Ln4, and Ln5 is a different rare earth element such that Ln1 and M have a first atomic radius ratio that is 1.35 to 1.45, Ln2 and M have a second atomic radius ratio that is 1.35 to 1.45, Ln3 and M have a third atomic radius ratio that is 1.46 to 1.78, and Ln4 and M have a fourth radius ratio that is 1.46 to 1.78; a is 0.2 or 0.25; b is 0.2 when a is 0.2, and b is 0 when a is 0.25; and M is Zr, Hf, or a mixture thereof. Methods of forming a coating that includes this composition, along with the resulting coated components, are also provided.
Abstract:
Articles having coatings that are resistant to high temperature degradation are described, along with methods for making such articles. The article comprises a coating disposed on a substrate. The coating comprises a plurality of elongated surface-connected voids. The article further includes a protective agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the coating; the protective agent comprises a substance capable of chemically reacting with liquid nominal CMAS to form a solid crystalline product outside the crystallization field of said nominal CMAS. This solid crystalline product has a melting temperature greater than about 1200 degrees Celsius. The method generally includes disposing the protective agent noted above within the surface connected voids of the coating at an effective concentration to substantially prevent incursion of CMAS materials into the voids in which the protective agent is disposed.
Abstract:
An article including a substrate and a plurality of coatings disposed on the substrate is presented. The plurality of coatings includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate; and a protective coating including a calcium-magnesium-aluminum-silicon-oxide (CMAS)-reactive material disposed on the thermal barrier coating. The CMAS-reactive material has an orthorhombic weberite crystal structure. The CMAS-reactive material is present in the plurality of coatings in an effective amount to react with a CMAS composition at an operating temperature of the thermal barrier coating, thereby forming a reaction product having one or both of melting temperature and viscosity greater than that of the CMAS composition. A method of making the article and a related turbine engine component are also presented.
Abstract:
An article including a substrate and a plurality of coatings disposed on the substrate is presented. The plurality of coatings includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate; and a protective coating including a calcium-magnesium-aluminum-silicon-oxide (CMAS)-reactive material disposed on the thermal barrier coating. The CMAS-reactive material includes an NZP-type material. The CMAS-reactive material is present in the plurality of coatings in an effective amount to react with a CMAS composition at an operating temperature of the thermal barrier coating, thereby forming a reaction product having one or both of melting temperature and viscosity greater than that of the CMAS composition. A method of making the article and a related turbine engine component are also presented.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a monolithic cassette with graded electrical resistivity is presented. The monolithic cassette has a continuous grain structure between a first end and a second end; wherein electrical resistivity of the monolithic cassette is graded such that the resistance varies continuously from the first end to the second end. Methods and compositions for forming the monolithic cassette are also presented.
Abstract:
A composition comprising an yttria-rare earth-doped zirconium oxide is provided that has a tetragonal structure and a formula: YaLnbCexZr1-a-b-xO2-δ where Ln is a mixture of rare earth elements; 0.01≤a≤0.051; 0.01≤b≤0.051 such that Y and each rare earth element is included in the composition in substantially equal molar amounts; 0.05≤(a+b)≤0.07; 0≤x≤0.051; and 0≤δ≤0.05. Methods of forming a coating that includes this composition, along with the resulting coated components, are also provided.
Abstract:
Coated components, along with methods of their formation, are provided. The coated component may include a substrate having a surface and a thermal barrier coating on the surface of the substrate. The thermal barrier coating includes a plurality of elongated surface-connected voids therein, and wherein the thermal barrier coating comprises a plurality of nonspherical particles within a thermal barrier material.
Abstract:
An anti-fretting coating composition that is operationally stable at temperatures of 800° F. to 2650° F. is provided. The anti-fretting coating composition primarily includes cobalt and aluminum oxide and may also include other modifying phases that enhance the overall tribological performance. A component coated with the anti-fretting coating composition is also provided. The component includes a substrate having a first contact surface shaped to cooperate with a second contact surface of an abutting member in a manner which can develop wear between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The first contact surface includes an anti-fretting coating thereon formed from the disclosed anti-fretting coating composition.
Abstract:
A method of forming a coating on a component of an electrical machine is presented. The method includes coating a surface of the component with a ceramic material, via an electrophoretic process, to form a first coating. The method further includes contacting the first coating deposited by the electrophoretic process with a polymeric material to form a second coating. The method furthermore includes curing or melting the polymeric material in the second coating to form the coating including the ceramic material dispersed in a polymer matrix.