Steam Turbine and Gas Turbine
ZHOU Xia, WANG Chao, LIANG Yunfei, HE Lei
In order to apply coatings to more grade blades in the compressor, the high-temperature adaptability of inorganic salt aluminum coating and aluminum-based hard coating was studied. The thickness, surface roughness, microstructure, element distribution and tensile bonding strength of coatings were tested by optical microscope, roughness meter, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy and tensile testing machine. Results show that for the inorganic salt aluminum coating, the thickness is 40~60 μm, and the surface roughness of the sprayed coating and the heated coating is 0.570~0.685 μm and 0.734~0.842 μm, respectively; the microstructure remains stable within 460 ℃ and 2 000 h; during the thermal failure process, the aluminum in the coating diffuses rapidly to the substrate, the metal substrate oxidizes and the tensile bonding strength decreases. For the aluminum-based hard coating, the thickness is 8~12 μm, and the surface roughness of the sprayed coating and the heated coating is 0.324~0.486 μm and 1.054~1.275 μm, respectively; the microstructure remains stable within 460 ℃ and 1 001 h; (Fe, Cr) Al intermetallic compound occurs during the thermal failure process, and the tensile bonding strength maintains at 40 MPa. Aluminum-based coatings are more unstable with the higher heat treatment temperature and the longer time. When the temperature is not higher than 460 ℃, the service requirements may be met.