Current Status Of Environmental Barrier Coatings For Si Based Ceramics

A silicon bond coat an intermediate mullite 3al 2 o 3 sio2 or mullite sas 1 x.

Current status of environmental barrier coatings for si based ceramics.

To understand the failure mechanism or to predict the spallation life of environmental barrier coatings ebc on fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composites the fracture strength of ebc and the process of the crack growth in ebc layers need to be experimentally determined under standard or simulated engine operating conditions. Current state of the art environmental barrier coatings ebcs for si based ceramics consist of three layers. A novel high entropy material yb 0 2 y 0 2 lu 0 2 sc 0 2 gd 0 2 2 si 2 o 7 5re 0 2 2 si 2 o 7 was prepared by the sol gel method and investigated as a promising environmental barrier coating ebc for sic based composites the results of x ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy indicated that rare earth elements were distributed homogeneously in the single monoclinic phase. Advanced environmental barrier coatings ebcs are being developed for next generation gas turbine engines to protect engine hot section sic based lightweight components in the harsh operating combustion environments and extend component lifetimes.

Thus environmental barrier coatings ebcs are necessary for silicon based ceramics which can protect the hot section components from the corrosion of high temperature water vapor 12 13. In the late 1980s and early 1990s a wide range of refractory oxide materials were tested as coatings on si based ceramics to provide protection from hot corrosion. The goal was to fabricate an yb 2 si 2 o 7 coating layer with high oxidation resistance at high temperatures and a thermal expansion coefficient similar. In this study yb 2 si 2 o 7 was selected as an environmental barrier coating ebc with improved high temperature chemical stability to combat the disadvantages of si based non oxide ceramics.

Cross section of mullite cas bsas coated sic sic after 200h at 1225oc with 1h cycles in 90 h2o balance o2. Current ebc systems use multiple layers each serving unique requirements. Lee surface and coatings technology current status of environmental barrier coatings for si based ceramics 133 134 1 7 2000. Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composites c sic are promising materials for high temperature light weight structural components.

Mi mullite cas bsas si b 100 µm std sic sic mullite cas bsas a 100 µm figure 1. The current work considers a multi layered barium strontium. Currently plasma sprayed external environmental barrier coatings ebcs are the most promising approach. 2 shows the change in the temperature capability of ceramic matrix composites with ebcs.