Elastic modulus of an yttria partially stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coating (TBC)
was evaluated with a Knoop indentation technique. The measured elastic modulus values …

The effect of sintering on the mechanical properties of free‐standing, plasma‐sprayed ZrO2–
8 wt% Y2O3 thick thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) was determined after annealing at 1316° …

Thermal barrier coatings systems are composed of a zirconium dioxide-(6 to 8 wt.%) yttrium
oxide ceramic top coat about 300-500 micrometer in thickness, deposited either by air …

Summary Plasma‐sprayed 8wt% yttria‐stabilized zirconia (8YSZ) thermal barrier coatings
(TBCs) have been demonstrated to exhibit nonlinear hysteretic elastic behavior by …

Electron beam physical-vapor-deposited Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 thermal barrier coating
(TBC) samples were indented from room temperature to 900° C using an instrumented high …

Ceramic top layers of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) have gained increasing importance as
thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) of heat exposed components in advanced gas turbines. In …

The indentation technique for determining material toughness is applied to spinel and yttria-
stabilized zirconia plasma-sprayed coatings in this investigation. Fracture toughness of the …

The evolution of mechanical properties, namely Young's modulus, hardness, fracture
toughness and residual stresses of air plasma-sprayed 8 wt% Y 2 O 3-stabilized ZrO 2 …

Microstructure of plasma-sprayed yttria-stabilized zirconia coatings (8YZ) was characterized
by the measurement of surface roughness, hardness, and pore size distribution and was …

Mechanical characterization and contact damage of zirconia-based thermal barrier coatings
(TBCs) have been investigated using nanoindentation and Hertzian indentation tests. Two …