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Effect of TGO on the tensile failure behavior of thermal barrier coatings

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Thermally grown oxide (TGO) may be generated in thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) after high-temperature oxidation. TGO increases the internal stress of the coatings, leading to the spalling of the coatings. Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy were used to investigate the growth characteristics, microstructure, and composition of TGO after high-temperature oxidation for 0, 10, 30, and 50 h, and the results were systematically compared. Acoustic emission (AE) signals and the strain on the coating surface under static load were measured with AE technology and digital image correlation. Results showed that TGO gradually grew and thickened with the increase in oxidation time. The thickened TGO had preferential multi-cracks at the interface of TGO and the bond layer and delayed the strain on the surface of the coating under tensile load. TGO growth resulted in the generation of pores at the interface between the TGO and bond layer. The pores produced by TGO under tensile load delayed the generation of surface cracks and thus prolonged the failure time of TBCs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51775553 and 51535011). Their assistance is acknowledged.

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  1. School of Mechatronics Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China

    Le Wang, Ying Liu & Tao Liu

  2. National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Academy of Army Armored Forces, Beijing, 100072, China

    Le Wang, Yuelan Di & Haidou Wang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Haoxing You

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Wang, L., Di, Y., Liu, Y. et al. Effect of TGO on the tensile failure behavior of thermal barrier coatings. Front. Mech. Eng. 14, 452–460 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-019-0541-2

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