Thermal barrier system with bond coat barrier

US10822966B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10822966-B2
Application numberUS-201615149348-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 9, 2016
Priority dateMay 9, 2016
Publication dateNov 3, 2020
Grant dateNov 3, 2020

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A coating system disposed on a surface of a substrate is provided. The coating system includes a bond coating on the surface of the substrate, a protective coating on the bond coating, a thermal barrier coating on the protective coating, and a protective agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating. The protective coating is constructed from a ceramic material, and the thermal barrier coating defines a plurality of elongated surface-connected voids. Methods are also generally provided for forming such a coating system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A coating system disposed on a surface of a substrate, the coating system comprising: a bond coating on the surface of the substrate; a protective coating on the bond coating, wherein the protective coating comprises a ceramic material; a thermal barrier coating on the protective coating, wherein the thermal barrier coating defines a plurality of elongated surface-connected voids; a barrier agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating; and a protective agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating, wherein the barrier agent is interposed between the substrate and the protective agent, wherein the protective agent comprises an oxide having the nominal formula A 1-x B x Zr 4-y D y (PO 4 ) z , wherein A and B are selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metals and rare earth metals, D is hafnium or titanium, x is a number from 0 to 1; y is a number from 0 to 4; and z is 3 or 6. 2. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide, or a mixture thereof. 3. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises a stabilized hafnium oxide, a stabilized zirconium oxide, or a mixture thereof. 4. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the ceramic material comprises a yttria-stabilized zirconia, a ceria-stabilized zirconia, a calcia-stabilized zirconia, a scandia-stabilized zirconia, a magnesia-stabilized zirconia, an india-stabilized zirconia, an ytterbia-stabilized zirconia, a lanthana-stabilized zirconia, a gadolinia-stabilized zirconia, or a mixture thereof. 5. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the thermal barrier coating has a thickness of about 25 microns to about 2000 microns. 6. The coating system as in claim 5 , wherein the protective coating has a thickness that is about ¼ th to about ⅛ th of the thickness of the thermal barrier coating. 7. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the protective coating has a density of about 2 g/cm 3 to about 6 g/cm 3 . 8. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the protective coating has a porosity of about 0% to about 50%. 9. The coating system as in claim 1 , further comprising: a thermally grown oxide on the bond coating, wherein the thermally grown oxide is positioned between the bond coating and the protective coating. 10. The coating system as in claim 9 , wherein the protective coating and the barrier agent inhibits chemical interaction between the protective agent and the thermally grown oxide. 11. The coating system as in claim 1 , wherein the barrier agent comprises an oxide, wherein the oxide comprises aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, yttrium oxide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, or combinations thereof. 12. The coating system as in claim 11 , wherein the barrier agent further comprises a stabilizer. 13. The coating system as in claim 12 , wherein the stabilizer comprises a rare earth element. 14. The coating system as in claim 13 , wherein the stabilizer comprises less than 40 atomic % of the rare earth element. 15. A coating system disposed on a surface of a substrate, the coating system comprising: a bond coating on the surface of the substrate; a protective coating on the bond coating, wherein the protective coating comprises a ceramic material; a thermal barrier coating on the protective coating, wherein the thermal barrier coating defines a plurality of elongated surface-connected voids; a barrier agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating; and a protective agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating, wherein the barrier agent is interposed between the substrate and the protective agent, wherein the protective agent comprises MZr 4 (PO 4 ) 6 , wherein M comprises at least one alkaline earth metal.

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  • Coating · CPC title

  • coatings specially adapted for cutting tools or wear applications · CPC title

  • including a refractory ceramic layer, e.g. refractory metal oxides, ZrO2, rare earth oxides · CPC title

  • with at least one metal alloy layer · CPC title

  • Coating with metallic material characterised only by the composition of the metallic material, i.e. not characterised by the coating process (C23C26/00, C23C28/00 take precedence) · CPC title

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What does patent US10822966B2 cover?
A coating system disposed on a surface of a substrate is provided. The coating system includes a bond coating on the surface of the substrate, a protective coating on the bond coating, a thermal barrier coating on the protective coating, and a protective agent disposed within at least some of the voids of the thermal barrier coating. The protective coating is constructed from a ceramic material…
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Gen Electric
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F01D5/288. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 03 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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