In this work thermally induced failure processes of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings
were examined. Cracking processes give rise to noise which was monitored by acoustic …

Thermal barrier coatings with a NiCrAlY bond coating and a 1.5 mm thick zirconia top
coating were air plasma sprayed onto a nickel-base substrate. The top coatings were …

The thermal cycling behavior of plasma-sprayed ZrO 2− 12wt.% Y 2 O 3 coatings was
studied. Coatings were produced with and without bond coats of Ni-Cr-Al-Zr and in some …

Microstructural changes, damage initiation and spallation of thermal barrier coatings (TBC),
which were deposited by air plasma spraying (APS) and consisting of ZrO2–7 wt …

The objective of this research was to study the response of thick thermal barrier coatings to
high heat flux environments. High heat flux environments subject the coating to large …

Segmentation cracks are crucial for enhancing the strain tolerance and decreasing the
propensity of delamination for thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). In this study, segmentation …

Tensile adhesion tests (TATs) which are normally utilized for industrial quality control
procedures have been used for research purposes to examine failure mechanisms of …

A parametric study is conducted to quantify the effects of different microstructural variables
and service conditions on the local stresses induced by oxidation, sintering processes and …

The number of cycles to failure of plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) during
thermal shockexperiments gives an indication of their performance in a real environment …

Ceramic thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) are increasingly
utilized to enhance the performance of advanced gas turbines. In particular, plasma-sprayed …