Failure of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is very complicated upon
temperature cycling, therefore, to ascertain the crack propagation behavior is beneficial to …

To ascertain material parameter effects on the stress states is beneficial to comprehend the
crack growth behavior and delamination mechanism in thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). In …

The residual interfacial stress plays an important role in crack initiating and propagating
along the interface, which could result in delamination failure of the thermal barrier coatings …

A comprehensive understanding of the failure mechanisms of plasma-sprayed thermal
barrier coatings (TBCs) under temperature cycling is a prerequisite for developing the next …

The influence of the temperature gradient within plasma-sprayed yttria-stabilized zirconia
(YSZ) on the thermal cyclic lifetime of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) was investigated via …

The failure of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coating (TBC) is often caused by the coating
spallation due to crack propagation. In this study, a new model with stacking lamellae is …

To ascertain the crack growth behavior and coalescence mechanism in thermal barrier
coatings (TBCs) is beneficial for understanding the failure of TBCs and proposing the …

The influence of a thermal cycle fatigue (TCF) loading waveform on cracking behaviors of an
atmospheric plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coating (TBC) system was numerically studied …

Residual stress has a significant influence on the crack nucleation and propagation in
thermal barrier coatings (TBC) system. In this work, the residual stress in the air plasma …

The coalescence induced by the propagation of inter-lamella and intra-lamellar cracks in
thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is the root cause of …