In this work, the effect of the carrying-out debonding repairment on the mechanical
performance and interface damage of China Railway Track System (CRTS) II slab track was …

Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are designed to be able to withstand a severe environment
with coupled conditions including high temperature and thermal stresses. However, the …

The current study demonstrates a well-designed response surface methodology (RSM),
based on the generated dataset of finite element method (FEM) to establish an integrated …

In this paper, the interfacial stress state is used to analyze the interfacial crack initiation
mechanism of the thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) during isothermal oxidation. The influence …

In the present work, microstructural analysis and finite element modelling are employed to
study interface cracking behaviour in a thermal barrier coating (TBC) on a single-crystal Ni …

In this work, heat treatment experiments at 1050 and 1100° C were carried out on single-
crystal superalloy specimens coated with the electron beam physical vapor deposition (EB …

Thermally grown oxide (TGO) is a critical factor for the service life of thermal barrier coatings
(TBC). Numerical simulations of the growth process of TGO have become an effective …

Thermal barrier coating (TBC) systems have long been used in many engineering
applications, such as jet engines and gas turbines. One pressing task is to evaluate their …

Cracks on the wave-shaped interface between the top coating (TC) layer and the bonding
coating (BC) layer of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are unavoidable during manufacture …

The growth of thermally grown oxide (TGO) is a significant factor affecting the failure
mechanism of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) during cyclic high temperature service. In this …