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Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Oxygen Diffusion in Environmental Barrier Coating Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2018

Brian S. Good
Brian S. Good*
Affiliation:
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH44135
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*(Email: Brian.S.Good@nasa.gov)
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Abstract

Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) materials are of interest for use in next-generation turbine engine components, offering a number of significant advantages, including reduced weight and high operating temperatures. However, in the hot environment in which such components operate, the presence of water vapor can lead to corrosion and recession, limiting the useful life of the components. Such degradation can be reduced through the use of Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs) that limit the amount of oxygen and water vapor reaching the component. Candidate EBC materials include Yttrium and Ytterbium silicates. In this work we present results of kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulations of oxygen diffusion, via the vacancy mechanism, in Yttrium and Ytterbium disilicates, along with a brief discussion of interstitial diffusion.

An EBC system typically includes a bond coat located between the EBC and the component surface. Bond coat materials are generally chosen for properties other than low oxygen diffusivity, but low oxygen diffusivity is nevertheless a desirable characteristic, as the bond coat could provide some additional component protection, particularly in the case where cracks in the coating system provide a direct path from the environment to the bond coat interface. We have therefore performed similar kMC simulations of oxygen diffusion in this material.

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ceramicsimulationdiffusion
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MRS Advances , Volume 3 , Issue 10: Theory, Characterization and Modeling , 2018 , pp. 511 - 518
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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