Abstract
Carbon fibre reinforced carbon (CFC) composites have been more and more used in different industrial areas as high temperature materials. Some application examples are CFC components in modern furnaces for heat-treatment and brazing. Because CFC components can react with metallic materials when they contact each other, diffusion barrier coatings are essentially important for such CFC components. The aim of the project IGF 14.880 N “Thermally sprayed diffusion barrier coatings for CFC components in high temperature applications” is to develop diffusion barrier coatings by thermal spraying technology. In the project, different coating systems have been developed and investigated regarding the coating build-up, coating microstructure, bonding, thermal shock resistance and diffusion barrier function. The research results reveal that some developed coating systems are suitable for applications in furnaces. In the present paper, some research results of this project are reported.