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Magnetron Sputtered Intermetallic Al2Au and Al-Zr-Y Coatings for the Oxidation Protection of γ-TiAl

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

Martin Moser ,
Paul Heinz Mayrhofer  and
Reinhold Braun
Martin Moser
Affiliation:
martin.moser@mu-leoben.at, University of Leoben, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Franz-Josef Str. 18, Leoben, 8700, Austria, +43/3842/402/4229, +43/3842/402/4202
Paul Heinz Mayrhofer
Affiliation:
mayrhofer@mu-leoben.at, University of Leoben, Department Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Franz-Josef-Str.18, Leoben, A-8700, Austria
Reinhold Braun
Affiliation:
reinhold.brain@dlr.de, DLR - German Aerospace Centre, Institute of Materials Research, Cologne, D-51170, Germany
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Abstract

Al-based intermetallic coatings are widely used as bond coats and for oxidation protection of turbine blades and engine components. Here we present and discuss the structural and thermal properties of novel unbalanced-magnetron sputtered Al-based coatings (single-phase intermetallic Al2Au, binary Al-Zr, and nano-structured Al-Zr-Y) developed to protect gamma-TiAl from environmental attack at elevated temperatures. Al-Zr films exhibit a coarse-grained dual-phase Al3Zr2-Al2Zr structure and are nano-structured by alloying with ~5, 10, and 14 at% Y.

Combined dynamic differential-scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analyses up to a temperature of 1150 °C reveal that the Al2Au film is very stable with only marginal mass gain from oxidation found between 800 and 1000 °C. High temperature X-ray diffraction shows that this coating retains its (311) texture up to 900 °C where Al2O3 formation leads to the depletion of Al in Al2Au and subsequently the precipitation of intermetallic AlAu. When gamma-TiAl is coated with Al2Au and exposed to cyclic oxidation tests at 750 and 850 °C good oxidation resistance is obtained as a protective oxide layer is formed.

Dual-phase Al3Zr2-Al2Zr coatings form ZrO2 and Al2O3 in oxidizing atmosphere. However, the phase transition from monoclinic (m-)ZrO2 to tetragonal (t-)ZrO2 with the accompanying volume change causes flaking of the oxide. Yttrium addition to the Al-Zr films stabilizes the cubic (c-) and t-ZrO2 and hence avoids the fatal tetragonal-monocline transformation. The thermally grown c-ZrO2 based oxides allow good adhesion to thermal barrier coatings which are themselves based on c-ZrO2.

Keywords

oxidationphysical vapor deposition (PVD)coating
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 980: Symposium II – Advanced Intermetallic-Based Alloys , 2006 , 0980-II05-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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