THERMAL BARRIER COATING REPAIR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

• Main Authors: KESHAVAN, Krishikesh, SAHA, Atanu, RUUD, James, MCEVOY, Kevin, Paul, CORAH, Susan, SZALA, Lawrence, E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 26.06.2019
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL STONE; BLASTING; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS; CONCRETE; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; HEATING; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; LIGHTING; LIME, MAGNESIA; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES; REFRACTORIES; SLAG; STEAM ENGINES; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE; WEAPONS

The present inventive subject matter is directed to repair compositions for thermal barrier coatings and methods of use thereof. The repair compositions include a ceramic composition, a colloidal solution, an aqueous binder, an aqueous dispersant, and an aqueous ammonia solution. The ceramic composition includes a first population of yttria-stabilized zirconia particles having a mean diameter from about 250 nm to about 1000 nm, a second population of yttria-stabilized zirconia particles having a mean diameter from about 2 μm to about 10 μm, and a third population of yttria-stabilized zirconia particles having a mean diameter from about 20 μm to about 250 μm. One method includes depositing the repair layer onto the damaged region, the repair layer including the repair composition, and heat treating the repair layer.