Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2008
Publication Title
Acta Materialia
Abstract
Rockwell indentation testing as a method of establishing the interfacial fracture toughness of thermal barrier coatings is investigated. To this end, indentation tests have been systematically performed on coatings with yttria-stabilized zirconia top coat deposited by electron beam physical vapor deposition. Specimens in “as-coated” condition and after heat treatment in air have been studied. Unexpectedly, indentation of the heat-treated samples resulted in smaller delaminations than the as-coated samples, suggesting an increase in fracture toughness for coatings subjected to elevated temperatures. Careful image analyses of the cross-section of the indented area show that the ceramic top coat undergoes a complex damage evolution during indentation that is altered by thermal treatment. The consequences of this are discussed and we note that care must be taken when evaluating fracture parameters for multilayered structures based on indentation testing.
Recommended Citation
Yan, J., Leist, T., Bartsch, M., 2008, "On Cracks and Delaminations of Thermal Barrier Coatings due to Indentation Testing: Experimental Investigations," Acta Materialia, 56(15) pp. 4080-4090.
DOI
10.1016/j.actamat.2008.04.039
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Acta Materialia, 56, 15, (09-01-2008); 10.1016/j.actamat.2008.04.039
Volume
56
Issue
15
