With increasing attention paid to metal-supported SOFCs recently, metal supports have become important factors in the performance of the cells. The formation of surface oxides and the poisoning of Cr from Cr2O3-forming metal supports often result in the degradation of the cells. However, few studies have focused on developing oxidation resistance and decreasing Cr migration from porous alloys in intermediate temperature metal-supported SOFCs. In this work, Y2O3 and CeO2 coatings were applied to porous AISI 430 stainless steels by sol-gel dip coating. Phases and microstructures of the coatings on the porous metal supports were characterized by XRD and SEM with EDS, respectively. The effects of the coatings on oxidation resistance of the supports were evaluated by cyclic oxidation testing. Electrical and electrochemical properties of LSCF-SDC cathodes and symmetrical cells deposited on the Y2O3-protected metal supports were also investigated. The issue of Cr depletion of the supports was also discussed.

With increasing attention paid to metal-supported SOFCs recently, metal supports have become important factors in the performance of the cells. The formation of surface oxides and the poisoning of Cr from Cr2O3-forming metal supports often result in the degradation of the cells. However, few studies have focused on developing oxidation resistance and decreasing Cr migration from porous alloys in intermediate temperature metal-supported SOFCs. In this work, Y2O3 and CeO2 coatings were applied to porous AISI 430 stainless steels by sol-gel dip coating. Phases and microstructures of the coatings on the porous metal supports were characterized by XRD and SEM with EDS, respectively. The effects of the coatings on oxidation resistance of the supports were evaluated by cyclic oxidation testing. Electrical and electrochemical properties of LSCF-SDC cathodes and symmetrical cells deposited on the Y2O3-protected metal supports were also investigated. The issue of Cr depletion of the supports was also discussed.

Le système barrière thermique, permettant la protection des aubes mobiles des turbines aéronautiques, est un système dont l'élaboration est complexe et nécessite de nombreuses étapes. L'utilisation du spark plasma sintering (SPS) a permis de réaliser des systèmes barrière thermique complets en une étape unique. Au-delà des possibilités industrielles de cette méthode, le SPS s'est avéré un outil de recherche précieux pour rapidement tester un vaste champ de compositions et d'ajouts d'éléments réactifs. Les premier essais et la modélisation de la diffusion dans le SPS ont permis de prévoir les phases du revêtement suite à l'étape de SPS. Les travaux se sont ensuite focalisés sur l'optimisation d'une composition de sous couche γ-γ' riche en platine dopée avec des éléments réactifs sur un substrat d'AM1. L'analyse chimique des revêtements SPS a révélé des taux de pollutions en soufre et carbone extrêmement faibles. Au vu de l'influence néfaste de ces éléments sur la tenue en oxydation cyclique ces analyses mettent en valeur la qualité des revêtements élaborés. Les performances des sous couches dopées, avec notamment du hafnium, de l'yttrium et du zirconium ont été évaluées lors d'essais de cyclage thermique à 1100°C sous air. La composition de revêtement γ-γ' la plus prometteuse a ensuite été comparée au système industriel β-(NiPt)Al avec la même barrière thermique de zircone yttriée déposée par EBPVD et le même substrat d'AM1. Les résultats obtenus montre une meilleure durée de vie des systèmes TBC avec sous couches γ-γ'. Par contre la remontée importante des éléments du superalliage dans le revêtement influence la durée de vie du système TBC comme cela a été montré par des dépôts conduits sur d'autres nuances de superalliages à base de nickel. Ces résultats montrent que pour les revêtements γ-γ' la prise en compte du revêtement dans le développement d'un superalliage est essentielle. / To protect turbines blades from excessive oxidation and to lower the temperature at the blade surface, a multilayer coating system has been developed in the past, i.e. the thermal barrier coating. The fabrication of TBC is expensive and demands numerous process steps. In this study, bond coatings have been fabricated by spark plasma sintering in a single step. This fast fabrication process permits to test a large range of bond coating compositions with different reactive elements such as Zr, Y and Hf on AM1 nickel base superalloy. From the first results, the data related to the diffusion during the SPS were calculated to predict the coating phases. Impurities levels were measured after SPS fabrication. Sulphur and carbon concentration were very low. These results highlight the great quality of coating made by spark plasma sintering, more particularly with a top coat also made by SPS. Then, a composition of γ-γ’ coating has been optimized for high life span during thermal cycling. The thermal cycling at 1100°C of TBC system with this optimized γ-γ’ bond coatings give better life span than the conventional system with β-(Ni,Pt)Al phase bond coating. After long thermal cycling, >1000*1h cycles, chemical elements from the substrate can diffuse in the thermally grown oxide, leading to its delamination. Thus, for increasing the life span of the whole system the bond coating has to be considered during the superalloy development.