Temperature Effect on Early Oxidation Behavior of NiCoCrAlY Coatings: Microstructure and Phase Transformation

摘要

Initial oxidation behavior of NiCoCrAlY coating prepared by arc-ion plating has been studied in air at 900, 1000 and 1100 ℃. The results showed that phase transformation from transient θ-Al_(2)O_(3) to α-Al_(2)O_(3) was highly related to the temperature and oxidation time. The oxide scale in the initial stage was mainly composed of θ-Al_(2)O_(3) at 900 ℃. Instead, more amount of α-Al_(2)O_(3) emerged out with increasing oxidation temperature. The elemental distribution after oxidation confirmed that faster chromium diffusion to the oxide scale played an important role in the speedy transformation from θ-Al_(2)O_(3) to α-Al_(2)O_(3). Y segregation at scale/coating interface resulted in less cavity formation and hence improved the oxide scale adherence.