IP Library Granted Patent US 9,121,295
Granted Patent B2
US 9,121,295 · App. 13/634,420 · Granted Sep 1, 2015

Method for manufacturing a thermal-barrier protection and multilayer coating suitable for forming a thermal barrier

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Patent No.
US 9,121,295
App. No.
13/634,420
Granted
Sep 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a thermal barrier protection covering a superalloy metal substrate and comprising at least one metal sublayer ( 13 ) and a ceramic layer ( 14 ) based on zirconia stabilized with yttrium having a column structure defining pores. The following steps are applied: impregnation of a portion of the pores of the ceramic layer ( 14 ) with a sol based on zirconia is achieved via a sol-gel route and this in order to form an anchoring sublayer ( 22 ), on said ceramic layer topped with said anchoring sub-layer ( 22 ), a continuous protective layer ( 20 ) based on oxide, is formed via a sol-gel route, and a heat treatment is carried out, whereby an outer protection layer is formed against the attack of the thermal barrier ( 11 ) by CMASes. Application to the protection of aeronautical protection parts.

Claims (29)

1. A multilayer coating comprising:

a metal sublayer positioned on a superalloy metal substrate;

a ceramic layer comprising zirconia stabilized with yttrium covering the metal sublayer and having a column structure defining pores;

a protective layer comprising an oxide, wherein the protective layer is a continuous film that covers the ceramic layer; and

an anchoring sublayer comprising zirconia, positioned between the ceramic layer and the protective layer and further disposed in at least one portion of the pores of the ceramic layer, wherein the anchoring sublayer is obtained from a sol,

and wherein a size of grains of the protective layer is larger than a size of grains of the anchoring sublayer.

2. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is further disposed into at least one portion of the pores of the ceramic layer.

3. The coating of claim 2 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness between 1 and 100 μm.

4. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness between 1 and 100 μm.

5. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has non-oriented porosity.

6. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer comprises zirconia doped with at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium and a lanthanide.

7. The coating of claim 6 , wherein the protective layer:

has a thickness between 1 and 100 μm;

has non-oriented porosity; and

is thicker than the anchoring sublayer.

8. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer comprises a rare earth oxide.

9. The coating of claim 8 , wherein the protective layer:

has a thickness between 1 and 100 μm;

has non-oriented porosity; and

is thicker than the anchoring sublayer.

10. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is thicker than the anchoring sublayer.

11. The coating of claim 10 , wherein the protective layer is 2 to 50 times thicker than the anchoring sublayer.

12. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the size of grains of the protective layer is 8 to 10 times larger than the size of grains of the anchoring sublayer.

13. The coating of claim 12 , wherein a distribution of the size of the grains of the anchoring sublayer is more homogeneous than the distribution of the size of the grains of the protective layer.

14. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the size of grains of the protective layer is 800 nm-2 μm and the size of grains of the anchoring sublayer is 80-100 nm.

15. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer:

has a thickness between 1 and 100 μm;

has non-oriented porosity; and

is thicker than the anchoring sublayer.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE COVER SHEET TO REMOVE APPLICATION NOS. 10250419, 10786507, 10786409, 12416418, 12531115, 12996294, 12094637 12416422 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 046479 FRAME 0807. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 24, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046939/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2018
From: SNECMA
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Reel/Frame 046479/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2012
From: MENUEY, JUSTINE; ANSART, FLORENCE; BONINO, JEAN-PIERRE; FENECH, JUSTINE; VIAZZI, CELINE
To: SNECMA; CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE; UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER-TOULOUSE III
Reel/Frame 029286/0925 →