High velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) spraying system in open air has been established for producing the coatings that are extremely clean and dense. It is thought that the HVOF sprayed MCrAlY (M is Fe, Ni and/or Co) coatings can be applied to provide resistance against oxidation and corrosion to the hot parts of gas turbines. Also, it is well known that the thicker coatings can be sprayed in comparison with any other thermal spraying systems due to improved residual stresses. However, thermal and mechanical properties of HVOF coatings have not been clarified. Especially, the characteristics of residual stress, that are the most important property from the view point of production technique, have not been made clear. In this paper, the mechanical properties of HVOF sprayed MCrAlY coatings were measured in both the case of as-sprayed and heat-treated coatings in comparison with a vacuum plasma sprayed MCrAlY coatings. It was confirmed that the mechanical properties of HVOF sprayed MCrAlY coatings could be improved by a diffusion heat treatment to equate the vacuum plasma sprayed MCrAlY coatings. Also, the residual stress characteristics were analyzed using a deflection measurement technique and a X-ray technique. The residual stress of HVOF coating was reduced by the shot-peening effect comparable to that of a plasma spray system in open air. This phenomena could be explained by the reason that the HVOF sprayed MCrAlY coating was built up by poorly melted particles. [S0742-4795(00)00701-8]

Issue Section:
Gas Turbines: Manufacturing, Materials, and Metallurgy
Keywords:
corrosion protective coatings, spray coating techniques, mechanical properties, heat treatment, crystal microstructure, stress measurement, gas turbines, bending strength, chromium compounds, aluminium compounds, yttrium compounds, nickel compounds, cobalt compounds, Young's modulus, mechanical testing, thermal stresses
Topics:
Coatings, Spraying (Coating processes), Stress, Plasma spraying, Mechanical properties, Metal spraying, Fuels
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