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US 7,862,901 · App. 11/611,364 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Yttria containing thermal barrier coating topcoat layer and method for applying the coating layer

Assignee: General Electric Company
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Patent No.
US 7,862,901
App. No.
11/611,364
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas turbine engine component and coating system including a superalloy substrate having a coating system disposed thereon. A bond coating may be applied to the substrate. An adherent layer of ceramic material forming a thermal barrier coating is present on the bond coat layer. A topcoat layer overlies the thermal barrier coating. The topcoat layer includes greater than about 20 wt % yttria.

Claims (25)

1. A gas turbine engine component comprising:

a superalloy substrate;

a bond coat layer on the substrate;

an adherent layer of ceramic material forming a thermal barrier coating on the bond coat layer, the thermal barrier coating comprising from about 4 wt % to about 8 wt % yttria stabilized zirconia; and

a topcoat layer applied to the thermal barrier coating, the topcoat layer comprising greater than about 75 wt % yttria;

wherein the topcoat layer includes a concentration gradient having an increasing concentration of yttria from the thermal barrier coating.

2. The component of claim 1 , wherein the topcoat layer includes a reaction layer, the reaction layer comprising a yttrium calcium silicate phase having a needle-like geometry.

3. The component of claim 1 , wherein the thermal barrier coating further comprises an oxide selected from the group consisting of hafnia, gadolinia, neodymia, erbia, dysprosia, europia, tantala, ytterbia, titania and combinations thereof.

4. The component of claim 1 , wherein the balance of the topcoat layer consists essentially of zirconia.

5. The component of claim 1 , wherein the balance of the topcoat layer consists essentially of hafnia.

6. The component of claim 1 , wherein the topcoat layer further comprises an oxide selected from the group consisting of hafnia, gadolinia, neodymia, erbia, dysprosia, europia, tantala, ytterbia, titania and combinations thereof.

7. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component is a turbine blade.

8. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component is a turbine vane.

9. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component is a turbine shroud.

10. A CMAS resistant coating system comprising:

a ceramic material forming a thermal barrier coating on a substrate, the thermal barrier coating comprising from about 4 wt % to about 8 wt % yttria stabilized zirconia;

a topcoat layer overlying the thermal barrier coating; and

wherein the topcoat layer comprises greater than about 75 wt % yttria; and

wherein the topcoat layer includes a concentration gradient having an increasing concentration of yttria from the thermal barrier coating.

11. The coating system of claim 10 , wherein the topcoat layer includes a reaction layer, the reaction layer comprising a yttrium calcium silicate phase having a needle-like geometry.

12. The coating system of claim 11 , wherein the reaction layer is the outermost layer of the coating system.

13. The coating system of claim 10 , wherein the thermal barrier coating further comprises an oxide selected from the group consisting of hafnia, gadolinia, neodymia, erbia, dysprosia, europia, tantala, ytterbia, titania and combinations thereof.

14. The coating system of claim 10 , wherein the balance of the topcoat layer consists essentially of zirconia.

15. The coating system of claim 10 , wherein the balance of the topcoat layer consists essentially of hafnia.

16. The coating system of claim 10 , wherein the topcoat layer further comprises an oxide selected from the group consisting of hafnia, gadolinia, neodymia, erbia, dysprosia, europia, tantala, ytterbia, titania and combinations thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2006
From: DAROLIA, RAMGOPAL; FU, MING
To: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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Continuity (1)
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