High temperature damping behavior of plasma sprayed NiCoCrAlY coatings

There is a trend to design the turbine coating and the substrate as in integral, layered, engineering assembly. Under the harsh environment of the turbine engine, a failure in one component can quickly lead to failure in other components. Materials that are used in structural applications are prone to mechanical vibration, which, when not attenuated, will lead to fatigue of components and shortening of life cycle. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of coatings under dynamic conditions. In addition to these noise reduction and vibration amplitude control motivated objectives, however, mechanical energy dissipation processes also find intrinsic applications in cases for which a thorough understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the damping response of the material is required. This article describes the damping behavior and mechanisms that exist in plasma sprayed NiCoCrAlY coatings.