Finite element analysis of thermal stresses in ceramic/metal gradient thermal barrier coatings

Abstract

This paper studied the thermal stresses of ceramic/metal gradient thermal barrier coating which combines the conceptions of ceramic thermal barrier coating (TBC) and functionally gradient material (FGM). Thermal stresses and residual thermal stresses were calculated by an ANSYS finite element analysis software. Negative thermal expansion coefficient method was proposed and element birth and death method was applied to analyze the residual thermal stresses which have non-uniform initial temperature field. The numerical results show a good agreement with the analytical results and the experimental results.

Keywords

functionally gradient material / thermal barrier coating / thermal stress / finite element analysis / ANSYS

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