Coatings are frequently applied on gas turbine components inorder to restrict surface degradation such as corrosion andoxidation of the structural material or to thermally insulatethe structural material against the hot environment, therebyincreasing the efficiency of the turbine. However, in order toobtain accurate lifetime expectancies and performance of thecoatings system it is necessary to have a reliableunderstanding of the mechanical properties and failuremechanisms of the coatings. In this thesis, mechanical and fracture behaviour have beenstudied for a NiAl coating applied by a pack cementationprocess, an air-plasma sprayed NiCoCrAlY bondcoat, a vacuumplasma-sprayed NiCrAlY bondcoat and an air plasma-sprayed ZrO2+ 6-8 % Y2O3topcoat. The mechanical tests were carried out ata temperature interval between room temperature and 860oC.Small punch tests and spherical indentation were the testmethods applied for this purpose, in which existing bending andindentation theory were adopted for interpretation of the testresults. Efforts were made to validate the test methods toensure their relevance for coating property measurements. Itwas found that the combination of these two methods givescapability to predict the temperature dependence of severalrelevant mechanical properties of gas turbine coatings, forexample the hardness, elastic modulus, yield strength, fracturestrength, flow stress-strain behaviour and ductility.Furthermore, the plasma-sprayed coatings were tested in bothas-coated and heat-treated condition, which revealedsignificant difference in properties. Microstructuralexamination of the bondcoats showed that oxidation with loss ofaluminium plays an important role in the coating degradationand for the property changes in the coatings. Keywords:small punch test, miniaturised disc bendingtests, spherical indentation, coatings, NiAl, APS-NiCoCrAlY,VPS-NiCrAlY, mechanical properties

<p>Coatings are frequently applied on gas turbine components inorder to restrict surface degradation such as corrosion andoxidation of the structural material or to thermally insulatethe structural material against the hot environment, therebyincreasing the efficiency of the turbine. However, in order toobtain accurate lifetime expectancies and performance of thecoatings system it is necessary to have a reliableunderstanding of the mechanical properties and failuremechanisms of the coatings.</p><p>In this thesis, mechanical and fracture behaviour have beenstudied for a NiAl coating applied by a pack cementationprocess, an air-plasma sprayed NiCoCrAlY bondcoat, a vacuumplasma-sprayed NiCrAlY bondcoat and an air plasma-sprayed ZrO₂+ 6-8 % Y₂O₃topcoat. The mechanical tests were carried out ata temperature interval between room temperature and 860oC.Small punch tests and spherical indentation were the testmethods applied for this purpose, in which existing bending andindentation theory were adopted for interpretation of the testresults. Efforts were made to validate the test methods toensure their relevance for coating property measurements. Itwas found that the combination of these two methods givescapability to predict the temperature dependence of severalrelevant mechanical properties of gas turbine coatings, forexample the hardness, elastic modulus, yield strength, fracturestrength, flow stress-strain behaviour and ductility.Furthermore, the plasma-sprayed coatings were tested in bothas-coated and heat-treated condition, which revealedsignificant difference in properties. Microstructuralexamination of the bondcoats showed that oxidation with loss ofaluminium plays an important role in the coating degradationand for the property changes in the coatings.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>small punch test, miniaturised disc bendingtests, spherical indentation, coatings, NiAl, APS-NiCoCrAlY,VPS-NiCrAlY, mechanical properties</p>

The diploma thesis is focused on the study of the thermal sprayed coating consisting of the NiCrAlY alloy bond layer and the partially stabilized zirconium oxide (8YSZ) top layer on the AZ91 magnesium alloy. The theoretical part deals with the structure of the alloy AZ91, NiCrAlY and partially stabilized zirconia. Furthermore, the methods of thermal spraying and the function and properties of thermal barrier coatings are summarized. The experimental part deals with the characterization of the thermal sprayed coating and the AZ91 alloy in terms of elemental, structural and phase composition. Optical and electron microscopy, EDS and XRD analysis were used for characterization. Electrochemical properties were investigated in~3.5% sodium chloride solution by potentiodynamic polarization. The mechanical properties (hardness, coefficient of friction) of the substrate and coating were measured using a hardness tester and tribological tests.

Tato práce je zaměřena na modifikaci charakteru rozhraní substrát-nástřik NiCrAlY povlaků nanesených pomocí technologie vodou stabilizované plazmy na substráty z oceli S235JRC+C. Přetavení žárové vrstvy elektronovým paprskem bylo zvoleno jako technologie pro modifikaci a dvě různé modifikace byly zkoumány. V práci byl proveden pokus o stanovení vlivu modifikací na adhezní vlastnosti nástřiku. Dále jsou v práci prezentovány analýzy mikrostruktury, fázového a chemického složení a mikrotvrdosti ve stavu před a po modifikaci. Během studie bylo zjištěno, že dochází ke změnám fázového složení jak během depozice, tak během modifikace elektronovým paprskem. Modifikace elektronovým paprskem způsobila roztavení oxidů původní mikrostruktury nástřiku, které následně rekrystalizovaly na povrchu modifikované vrstvy. Dalším získaným poznatkem bylo, že dochází ke snížení mikrotvrdosti po modifikaci, což bylo způsobeno odstraněním oxidů z mikrostruktury a promícháním materiálu substrátu a původního nástřiku. Adheze nástřiků v as sprayed stavu byla kvantifikována. V případě nástřiků modifikovaných elektronovým paprskem přesná kvantifikace nebyla možná, z důvodu předčasného porušení na rozhraní nástřik-adhezivní pojivo během adhezních testů.