How Al and Ta Diffusion Responses the Oxidation of NiCoCrAlYTa Coatings—Simulations Available to Purchase

This paper is the second part of a study on how Al and Ta diffusion affects the oxidation of NiCoCrAlYTa coatings. Thermodynamic and diffusion simulations of the coatings with different additions of Al and Ta predicted the development of a typical γ, γ’, ß-phase microstructure and suggested that the ß-NiAl phase was depleted as Al diffused into the substrate. The simulations also indicated that Ta could diffuse back to γ’-Ni₃(Al,Ta) phase in the substrate with a γ’ depletion due to inward diffusion of Co and Cr from the HVOF-sprayed deposit. How this process impacts microstructure development is discussed in detail.