Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the application of high temperature coating that provide enhanced impact resistance and erosion damage for the coatings. For high temperature coating systems that provide environmental protection to silicon based ceramics, the process provides the deposition of a silicon-based bond coat on the substrate using the directed vapor deposition with plasma activation and at least one supersonic gas jet nozzle. The process provides the deposition of an EBC layer using the directed vapor deposition with the gas jet nozzle. In one embodiment, the thermal barrier layer may also contain one or more dense embedded layers which further promote impact resistance. Within the process, the particular layers, silicon bond coat, EBC layer and/or TBC layer may be deposited together or specific novel layers applied in combination with other layers deposited using prior known deposition techniques.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming a thermal barrier coating system in communication with at least a portion of at least one substrate. The method includes: depositing a first bond coat on at least a portion of at least one substrate; depositing a first thermal barrier coat disposed on the bond coat; whereby the deposition occurs in one or more chambers to form the thermal barrier coating system; and wherein the deposition of the first bond coat (or subsequent bond coats) and the deposition of the first thermal barrier coat (or subsequent thermal barrier coats) is performed without out-of-chamber handling of the thermal barrier coating system.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for the directed vapor deposition (DVD) on non-line of sight (NLOS) portions of a substrate. The method and apparatus includes evaporating a first material for deposition on to the substrate, the evaporating generating a plurality of vapor molecules. The method and apparatus therein provides for the insertion of a carrier gas and the direction of the vapor molecules to be deposited in NLOS regions of the substrate. One embodiment utilizes plasma activation to ionize the vapor particles and bias the substrate to attract the charged vapor molecules onto the NLOS portion. Another embodiment uses an inert gas as the carrier gas. Another embodiment includes pre-heating the carrier gas prior to its insertion into the deposition chamber. Whereby the varying embodiments and combinations herein improve NLOS DVD.
Abstract:
The present inventions incorporate self-healing mechanisms into current and future EBC systems. Such approaches have the potential to form environmental protection materials (i.e. thermally grown silicate compositions) in-situ to enable the ability to provide environmental protection to SiC based ceramics even in the event that cracks or voids form from within the EBC layer. In this disclosure, novel, self-healing EBC systems are disclosed along with coating synthesis techniques required to deposit the materials, microstructures and architectures. This research is anticipated to result in a thermal/environmental barrier coating system (T/EBC) that provides improved durability over current coatings. These advancements will aid the use of Si-based ceramics in a range of high temperature applications such a gas turbine engines and heat exchangers. These advances will not only benefit military engines, but also commercial and industrial engines requiring greater performance.
Abstract:
Depositing pure aluminum and aluminum alloy coatings onto substrates using directed vapor deposition (DVD) method is presented herein. The aluminum alloys have decreased environmental impact both due to their composition and due to the use of DVD process with no hazardous precursors or waste. Corrosion resistance of DVD deposited aluminum and aluminum alloys is effective for protection of steel substrates. The invention includes the use of the DVD technique to apply aluminum and/or aluminum alloy coatings effective for corrosion protection; the use of plasma-activated DVD to enhance the density of aluminum and aluminum alloy coatings deposited at low substrate temperatures; the use of multi-source evaporation to control composition of aluminum alloys during DVD deposition; the application of aluminum and/or aluminum alloy coatings onto NLOS substrates can be used for corrosion protection.
Abstract:
Presented are nano-composite coatings to improve wear and corrosion resistance of high-strength steel parts or other substrate including the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) regions thereof. The disclosed nano-composite coatings are shown to have a 3x to 5x improvement in wear rate compared to hard chrome. The invention includes the use of the directed vapor deposition (DVD) technique to deposit nano-composite coatings to substrates. Also presented are nano-composite coatings applied in layers of film of differing thickness and composition. Wear of the layers of film and thus, remaining life of the coating may be determined by resistance or spectroscopy.
Abstract:
The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for the directed vapor deposition (DVD) on non-line of sight (NLOS) portions of a substrate. The method and apparatus includes evaporating a first material for deposition on to the substrate, the evaporating generating a plurality of vapor molecules. The method and apparatus therein provides for the insertion of a carrier gas and the direction of the vapor molecules to be deposited in NLOS regions of the substrate. One embodiment utilizes plasma activation to ionize the vapor particles and bias the substrate to attract the charged vapor molecules onto the NLOS portion. Another embodiment uses an inert gas as the carrier gas. Another embodiment includes pre-heating the carrier gas prior to its insertion into the deposition chamber. Whereby the varying embodiments and combinations herein improve NLOS DVD.
Abstract:
A deposition method that improves the direct vapor deposition process by enabling the vapor deposition from multiple evaporate sources to form new compositions of deposition layers over larger and broader substrate surface areas than heretofore could be covered by a DVD process, including providing layers with varying vapor pressures onto the substrate, as well as columnar thermal barrier over an environmental barrier and the gradual modification of the composition of the environment barrier coating and/or columnar thermal barrier coating.
Abstract:
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise depositing a filament and a vapor flux that emanates from one or more vapor sources. The vapor flux is directed toward the filament via a carrier gas in a coating chamber under vacuum. The carrier gas can substantially surround the vapor flux as the filament is exposed to a coating material comprised by the vapor flux. Wherein the filament moves relative to the vapor flux.
Abstract:
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise depositing a coating on a substrate. The coating can be deposited via a plurality of plasma source units directed toward a carrier gas. The carrier gas can comprise a coating material from a source vapor. The coating material can be directed toward the substrate via the carrier gas in a chamber under vacuum.