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Crystallinity, Stresses, and Cracks of YSZ Coatings Characterized by SEM–EBSD–Raman Spectroscopy

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Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) were prepared by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). SEM–EBSD–Raman spectroscopy evaluated the relationship between the crystallinity, stresses, and cracks in YSZ coatings. Cracks were more likely to form in locations having poor crystallinity, due to the tensile stresses. Analysis between the formation of cracks and stresses shows that transgranular cracks are more likely created in areas with poor crystallinity. Moreover, intergranular cracks are more likely to occur around columnar grains, because the tensile stresses of columnar grains are greater than those of equiaxed grains. Resultantly, the formation and propagation of cracks can be controlled by controlling the cooling rate and grain shape.

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The authors are grateful to the support provided by National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0704400), CAS Key Foundation for Exploring Scientific Instrument (YJKYYQ20170041), the Shanghai Sailing Program (18YF1427000), Shanghai Technical Platform for Testing on Inorganic Materials (19DZ2290700), the Research Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (19142200600), International Partnership Program of Science (No. GJHZ1721), and National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grants 81101343, 51302170).

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    Xiao Zhu

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    Xiao Zhu, Yiling Huang, Wei Zheng, Jimei Zhang, Chucheng Lin & Yi Zeng

  3. GETec Microscopy GmbH, Vienna, Austria

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Zhu, X., Huang, Y., Zheng, W. et al. Crystallinity, Stresses, and Cracks of YSZ Coatings Characterized by SEM–EBSD–Raman Spectroscopy. J Therm Spray Tech 29, 995–1001 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11666-020-01051-4

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