Compositions: ceramic – Ceramic compositions – Refractory
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-26
2001-09-04
Jones, Deborah (Department: 1775)
Compositions: ceramic
Ceramic compositions
Refractory
C501S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06284691
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to physical vapor deposition methods and articles therefrom, and more particularly relates to ceramic vapor deposition methods and articles made therefrom.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the gas turbine engine art, popularly those developed for use in aircraft, high temperature operating component are exposed to strenuous oxidizing conditions during operation. Typical of such components are the blades, vanes and associated parts disposed in the turbine section of such engines. In order to extend the operating life of such articles, designers have specified coatings for application to article surfaces for oxidation as well as sulfidation protection.
One such coating has been reported as a thermal barrier coating system in a variety of forms. Generally, the thermal barrier coating is a ceramic type coating, examples of which include zirconia generally stabilized with yttria, magnesia or calcia. A preferred form of such a system includes a bond coating disposed between the substrate and the ceramic thermal barrier coating. Reported have been bond coatings of the M Cr Al type of alloy in which M is a metal selected from Fe, Ni, Co and their mixtures and alloys. Other elements including Y, rare earths, Pt, Rh, Pd, and Ht, and their combinations have been included in such an MCrAl alloy to enhance selected properties. Typical U.S. patents describing such a system or elements thereof include U.S. Pat. No. 4,055,705 Stecura, et al issued Oct. 25, 1977; U.S. Pat. No. 4,269,903 Clingman, et al issued May 26, 1981; U.S. Pat. No. 4,321,310 Ulion, et al issued Mar. 23, 1982; U.S. Pat. No. 4,321,311 Strangman issued Mar. 23, 1981; U.S. Pat. No. 4,335,190 Bill, et al issued Jun. 15, 1982; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,880,614 Strangman issued Nov. 14, 1989, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Other bond coat systems such as aluminides and platinum modified aluminides are suitable. Bruce, et al U.S. Pat. No. 5,418,003 issued May 23, 1995 is incorporated herein by reference, and discloses vapor deposition of ceramic materials involving (a) furnishing an ingot of a ceramic material, (b) treating the ingot to reduce sources of gas within the ingot and (c) evaporating the ceramic material in the ingot by melting the surface of the ingot with an intense heat source; the evaporated ceramic is then deposited upon a substrate as the ceramic coating. Bruce discloses that the reduced gas content of the ingot decreases the incidence of spitting and eruptions from the molten surface of the ingot, thereby improving the quality of the deposited coating and facilitating increases in evaporation rates and coating process production rates. The gas can be trapped in closed pore voids, on surfaces and in cracks in the source material.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A method is provided for physical vapor deposition of ceramic thermal barrier coatings and articles made therefrom. Impurity levels in conventional yttria stabilized zirconia source materials have caused undesired spitting (eruptions) due to a combined effect of various impurities thereby requiring relativity low evaporation rates to control the level of spitting during the process. The present method provides a high purity source material having a purity index sufficiently low to result in reduced spitting in the vapor deposition process and to permit increased evaporation rates. Reducing the density of the source material has also been found to reduce spitting. The method permits higher processing rates and/or reduced levels of spitting.
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Preparation and Characterization of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Powders by Solvent Extraction Process, by Chen Uli & Guo Gongyi. Ceramics International, GB, Elsevier Applied Science Publ, Barking, Essex, vol. 23, No. 3 pp. 267-272 XP004054870 ISSN 0272-8842, No Date.
General Electric Company
Hess Andrew C.
Jones Deborah
Narcisco David L.
Young Bryant
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