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Thermal barrier coating
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-05
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Granted: 1988-09-27
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Expires: 2007-03-05
Abstract
Abstract According to the present invention there is provided a thermal barrier coating wherein multilayers of (I) a ZrO 2 layer containing a luminous activator and stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof and (II) a ZrO 2 layer containing a luminous activator different from that used in (I) and stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof, or a ZrO 2 layer not containing a luminous activator and stablized by Y 2 O 3 are stacked, and the layers at least under an uppermost layer opposite to a base member to be protected have a total thickness sufficient for exhibiting a thermal barrier effect. The present invention has as its object to provide a thermal barrier coating which allows non-destructive testing to determine whether it has a thickness sufficient for themal barrier effect.
Inventors
- 👤 Kagetaka Amano
- 👤 Hiromitsu Takeda
- 👤 Takao Suzuki
- 👤 Masaaki Tamatani
- 👤 Masayuki Itoh
- 👤 Yoshikazu Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:26
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C4/00; C23C4/02; G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/62; G01N21/63; G01N21/64; G01N21/645; G01N21/6456; G01N2021/646; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12535; Y10T428/12611; Y10T428/12618
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A thermal barrier coating of multilayer structure supported by a base member, said multilayer structure, comprising: (I) a ZrO 2 layer containing a first luminous activator which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; and (II) a ZrO 2 layer containing a second luminous activator different from said first luminous activator and stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; each layer of said multilayer structure containing a luminous activator which generates a fluorescent color different from those generated from adjacent layers, when said layers are subjected to ultraviolet radiation, wherein the degree of wear of said thermal barrier coating is detectable by observing the fluorescent color generate by said structure when the same is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation, and wherein the lowermost layer of said layers I and II is of a minimum thickness to ensure a thermal barrier effect.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A thermal barrier coating of multilayer structure supported by a base member, said multilayer structure, comprising: (I) a ZrO 2 layer containing a first luminous activator which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; and (II) a ZrO 2 layer containing a second luminous activator different from said first luminous activator and stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; each layer of said multilayer structure containing a luminous activator which generates a fluorescent color different from those generated from adjacent layers, when said layers are subjected to ultraviolet radiation, wherein the degree of wear of said thermal barrier coating is detectable by observing the fluorescent color generate by said structure when the same is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation, and wherein the lowermost layer of said layers I and II is of a minimum thickness to ensure a thermal barrier effect.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 1, wherein the content of the luminous activator in each layer is less than 5% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 1, wherein said thermal barrier coating comprises in sequence one layer of (I), coated onto said base member, and one layer of (II), coated onto said layer of (I).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 3, wherein said luminous activator present in layer (I) is Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 or Tb 4 O 7 which generates a blue-green fluorescence, and said luminous activator in layer (II) is Eu 2 O 3 or Sm 2 O 3 which generates light of red fluorescence.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 3, wherein said luminous activator in layer (I) is Eu 2 O 3 or Sm 2 O 3 , which generates light of red fluorescence, and said luminous activator in layer (II) is Bi 2 O 3 , TiO 2 or Tb 4 O 7 , which generates light of a blue-green fluorescence.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
157 words
A thermal barrier coating of multilayer structure supported by a base member, said multilayer structure comprising: (I) a ZrO 2 layer containing a luminous activator which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; and (II) a ZrO 2 layer which does not contain a luminous activator and which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 ; said layer (I) of said multilayer structure containing said luminous activator generating a fluorescent color when said layers are subjected to ultraviolet radiation thereby providing an indication of the degree of wear of said thermal barrier coating by observing the fluorescent color or lack thereof generated by said structure when the same is irradiated with said ultraviolet radiation depending upon whether the ultraviolet light impinges on said layer (I) or said layer (II), and wherein the lowermost layer of said layers I and II is of minimum thickness to ensure a thermal barrier effect.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
157 words
A thermal barrier coating of multilayer structure supported by a base member, said multilayer structure comprising: (I) a ZrO 2 layer containing a luminous activator which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 , CaO, MgO or a mixture thereof; and (II) a ZrO 2 layer which does not contain a luminous activator and which is stabilized by Y 2 O 3 ; said layer (I) of said multilayer structure containing said luminous activator generating a fluorescent color when said layers are subjected to ultraviolet radiation thereby providing an indication of the degree of wear of said thermal barrier coating by observing the fluorescent color or lack thereof generated by said structure when the same is irradiated with said ultraviolet radiation depending upon whether the ultraviolet light impinges on said layer (I) or said layer (II), and wherein the lowermost layer of said layers I and II is of minimum thickness to ensure a thermal barrier effect.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 6, wherein said thermal barrier coating comprises one layer of (I) and one layer of (II).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The thermal barrier coating according to claim 6, wherein the content of the luminous activator in said layer (I) is less than 5% by weight.
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