Influence of Pt-Al Coating on Hot Corrosion Resistance Behaviors of a Ni-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy
WANG Di1,2(), WANG Dong2, XIE Guang2, WANG Li2, DONG Jiasheng2, CHEN Lijia1
1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China 2.Shi -Changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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WANG Di, WANG Dong, XIE Guang, WANG Li, DONG Jiasheng, CHEN Lijia. Influence of Pt-Al Coating on Hot Corrosion Resistance Behaviors of a Ni-Based Single-Crystal Superalloy. Acta Metall Sin, 2021, 57(6): 780-790.
Pt-Al coating has been widely used in engine rotor blades because of its ability to improve the oxidation and hot corrosion resistance of Ni-based superalloys. However, the effect exerted by Pt on S and other refractory elements, as well as the rupture mechanisms, is under debate. To investigate the influence of Pt-Al coating on the corrosion resistance of single-crystal superalloy at high temperature, the hot corrosion test utilized Na2SO4 salt coated on the surface of the Pt-Al coating samples and the uncoated ones were carried out at 900oC, respectively. Using several techniques, such as XRD, SEM, EDS, and EPMA, the influence of Pt-Al coating on the hot corrosion behaviors of a Ni-based single-crystal superalloy was analyzed. Moreover, the hot corrosion kinetics, hot corrosion products, and microstructure evolution during the process were analyzed. The results reveal that the hot corrosion resistance of the substrate alloy was enhanced by Pt-Al coating. The hot corrosion rate of the Pt-Al coating sample was lower than that of the uncoated one. Thus, it can be inferred that Pt-Al coating exhibited better hot corrosion resistance. Pt prevented the diffusion of S into the β-(Ni, Pt)Al phase. The S atom was present at the oxide-metal interface, which reduced the hot corrosion rate of the substrate alloy. The presence of Pt in the β-(Ni, Pt)Al obstructed the great mass of Ta in the inter diffusion zone, which led to the diffusion of only a small quantity of Ta atoms into the oxide, and reduced the formation of Ta2O5. Finally, Pt-Al coating was also found to restrain to some extent the void formation at the oxide-metal interface.
Fund: National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFB0701403);National Science and Technology Major Project(2017-Ⅵ-0019-0091);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51771204)
About author: WANG Di, Tel: (024)23748876, E-mail: diwang@imr.ac.cn
Fig.1 BSE image of cross-sectional microstructure of Pt-Al coating (IDZ—inter diffusion zone)
Fig.2 Macroscopic surfaces of uncoated (a) and Pt-Al coating (b) samples in atmosphere furnace at 900oC for 140 h hot corrosion test
Fig.3 Mass change curves of uncoated and Pt-Al coating samples in atmosphere furnace at 900oC hot corrosion test
Fig.4 XRD spectra of surface of uncoated and Pt-Al coating samples in atmosphere furnace at 900oC for 140 h hot corrosion test
Fig.5 BSE images of surface morphologies of uncoated (a) and Pt-Al coating (b) samples in atmosphere at 900oC for 140 h hot corrosion test
Fig.6 BSE images of cross-sectional microstructures of uncoated (a) and Pt-Al coating (b) samples in atmosphere furnace at 900oC for 140 h hot corrosion test (SRZ—secondary reaction zone)
Sample
Position
O
Na
Al
Ti
Cr
Co
Ni
Ta
W
S
Pt
Uncoated
1
62.67
4.81
1.91
19.44
5.05
1.36
4.41
0.35
-
-
-
(in Fig.6a)
2
54.98
13.28
-
6.57
2.46
1.42
6.30
14.97
-
-
-
3
54.94
-
9.13
4.00
15.51
8.26
8.17
-
-
-
-
4
51.94
-
3.58
1.79
4.67
7.31
14.97
2.06
13.68
-
-
Pt-Al coating
1
62.03
6.89
2.25
23.17
2.94
0.24
2.12
-
-
-
0.36
(in Fig.6b)
2
53.91
-
19.02
1.80
11.29
4.61
8.84
-
-
-
0.53
3
55.86
-
36.68
0.71
4.00
-
2.21
-
-
-
0.54
4
36.43
-
30.80
1.22
2.11
-
20.27
1.07
-
5.19
2.91
5
4.17
-
33.51
3.99
6.32
-
1.34
-
-
13.22
0.46
Table 1 EDS results of different positions of uncoated and Pt-Al coating samples in Fig.6
Sample
Corrosive layer
β-(Ni, Pt)Al layer
IDZ
SRZ
Initial
-
17.9 ± 0.8
20.9 ± 0.8
-
Corrosive
16.55 ± 2.83
17.45 ± 2.36
20.95 ± 1.86
23.38 ± 1.34
Table 2 Statistics of thicknesses of cross-sectional structure of Pt-Al coating sample intial and after hot corrosion test
Fig.7 SEM images and EPMA element distributions of uncoated (a) and Pt-Al coating (b) samples cross-section in atmosphere furnace at 900oC for 140 h hot corrosion test
Phase
Temperature / oC
ΔGf / (kJ·mol-1)
Al2S3
827
-611.859
927
-583.401
NiS
827
-59.758
927
-52.519
PtS
827
-39.470
927
-30.213
PtS2
827
-31.593
927
-13.818
NiAl
827
-106.899
927
-104.179
Ni3Al
827
-139.142
927
-135.956
Ni2Al3
827
-256.613
927
-249.782
Table 3 Changes in the standard Gibbs free energy (ΔGf) for products at 827 and 927oC[28]
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