Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) can effectively protect the alloy substrate of hot components
in aeroengines or land-based gas turbines by the thermal insulation and corrosion/erosion …

Thermal barrier coating (TBC) system is an essential technology in many fields associated to
high temperatures. The main function of these TBCs is to protect the metallic parts against …

Thermal spraying is the most important coating technology for depositing advanced ceramic
coatings which have been widely applied to different industrial fields for materials protection …

A long lifespan is a basic support for the thermal protection of thermal barrier coatings
(TBCs). Plasma-sprayed TBCs provide high thermal insulation and cost-effective …

Nanostructured thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) often provide high degradation resistance,
as well as extended lifetime. However, the underlying mechanism has not been fully …

A review is presented of how heat transfer takes place in plasma-sprayed (zirconia-based)
thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) during operation of gas turbines. These characteristics of …

A novel composite-layered thermal barrier coating is designed to solve performance
degradation caused by inevitable thermal exposure. Inspired by cathodic protection with a …

A comprehensive sintering mechanism for lamellar thermal barrier coatings was reported
experimentally and theoretically in this study. To begin with, an overall property evolution …

Sintering is one of the critical factors leading to thermal and mechanical degradation of
plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) in service under high temperature. The …

This paper studies how the nano-mechanical properties of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs)
vary during thermal cycling, as a way to shed new light on their failure mechanisms. In …