The mechanical properties of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBC) are of great
scientific and technological significance for the design and fabrication of TBC systems. The …

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are applied widely in the field of aviation. The physical and
mechanical properties of single top coatings are significant for the numerical simulation and …

The strain dependency of the stiffness of bonded and free-standing thermal barrier coatings
(TBCs) was analyzed using four point bending. The deformation in top and side face of the …

A modified analytical model has been developed to describe the nonlinear elastic response
and residual stress in plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) on the basis of the …

Air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (APSed TBCs) exhibit splat microstructure
formed by thin layers of lamellae (splats), and also include many interlamellar pores and …

The stiffness of air plasma sprayed (APS) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) was determined
from bending experiments combining strain analysis on a microstructural level with …

Macroscopic elasticity of plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) is often
anisotropic. Effective characterization of elastic constants is crucial for prediction and …

During operation at elevated temperatures, sintering processes can significantly influence
the mechanical properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) by increasing Young's modulus …

Uniaxial tension is a common technique to characterize the adhesive strength of plasma-
sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). In this work, the crack initiation, growth, and …

In the field of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for gas turbines, suspension plasma sprayed
(SPS) submicrometer-structured coatings often show unique mechanical, thermal, and …