Porous α-Al₂O₃ thermal barrier coatings with dispersed Pt particles prepared by cathode plasma electrolytic deposition

Abstract

Porous α-Al₂O₃ thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) containing dispersed Pt particles were prepared by cathode plasma electrolytic deposition (CPED). The influence of the Pt particles on the microstructure of the coatings and the CPED process were studied. The prepared coatings were mainly composed of α-Al₂O₃. The average thickness of the coatings was approximately 100 μm. Such single-layer TBCs exhibited not only excellent high-temperature cyclic oxidation and spallation resistance, but also good thermal insulation properties. Porous α-Al₂O₃ TBCs inhibit further oxidation of alloy substrates because of their extremely low oxygen diffusion rate, provide good thermal insulation because of their porous structure, and exhibit excellent mechanical properties because of the toughening effect of the Pt particles and because of stress relaxation induced by deformation of the porous structure.

Keywords

porous material / thermal barrier coatings / alumina / platinum / electrolytic deposition / oxidation

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