Abstract
In this study, it is investigated experimentally and analytically that fracture process and fatigue behavior of Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBCs) used in a high temperature component in a land based gas turbine. The effects of the thermal load on TBCs are investigated by measuring residual stress of top coat, finite element method and torsion test. It is found that delamination of top coat under thermal load occurs at a peak of undulation in top coat and bond coat interface. Around the peak, a tearing stress is generated. Fracture and fatigue tests under torsion are carried out by using cylindrical butted specimens. It is found that the mechanical property of bond coat changes after thermal aging and the shear fatigue behavior of TBCs is affected by bond coat strength.
