Abstract: Current technology of thermal barrier coating systems used in gas turbine blade applications relies on the use of a metallic bond coat, which has a twofold function: (i) it develops a thin ...

Abstract: Titanium is a key element in nickel-base superalloys needed with aluminum to achieve the desired volume fraction of the strengthening γ′-phase. However, depending upon its concentration, titanium ...

Abstract: It is known that the relative performance of thermal barrier coatings is largely dependent upon the oxidation properties of the bond coat utilized in the system. Also, the oxidation properties ...