Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 27-36.DOI: 10.15541/jim20250073

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Synergistic Mechanism of Gd3+ and Yb3+ on Crystallization Behavior of CMAS Corrosion Products

ZHANG Guangheng1,2(), SHI Jinyu1,2, SHEN Hongyu1,3, ZHANG Jie1(), WANG Jingyang1   

  1. 1. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
    2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China
    3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
  • Received:2025-02-20 Revised:2025-05-14 Published:2026-01-20 Online:2025-05-22
  • Contact: ZHANG Jie, professor. E-mail: jiezhang@imr.ac.cn
  • About author:ZHANG Guangheng (1996-), male, PhD. E-mail: ghzhang@lam.ln.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(U21A2063);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52372071);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52302076);National Natural Science Foundation of China(92360304);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3702300);Aero Engine Corporation of China Industry-university- research Cooperation Project(HFZL2023CXY022);“Revitalize Liaoning Talent Plan” Project of Liaoning Province(XLYC2002018);“Revitalize Liaoning Talent Plan” Project of Liaoning Province(XLYC2203090);Chinese Academy of Sciences International Partnership Program(172GJHZ2022094FN);Shenyang Young and Middle-aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent Support Program(RC2204062)

Abstract:

As the operating temperature of aero-engine rises, degradation of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) and environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) on hot-section components affected mainly by infiltration of calcium-magnesium-alumina-silicate (CaO-MgO-AlO1.5-SiO2, CMAS) has garnered increasing attention. Rare earth constituents play an essential role in forming corrosion products and subsequent melt penetration when conventional TBCs and EBCs are attacked by CMAS deposits. This study focused on preparation of a series of gadolinium-ytterbium oxides ((GdxYb1-x)2O3, x=0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.50 and 1.00), with particular emphasis on the roles of ytterbium and gadolinium. Their reaction with CMAS deposits was systematically investigated at 1300 ℃ to explore the synergistic mechanism associated with these two rare earth elements. The results indicate that gadolinium cations can efficiently induce the crystallization of products with apatite structure which have a low melt consumption. Conversely, ytterbium cations can induce the formation of products with garnet and silicocarnotite structure which have sluggish kinetics. Furthermore, partitioning of gadolinium and ytterbium ions within corrosion products, along with variation of residual CMAS melt composition, was further analyzed. It is proposed that these two rare earth ions exhibit a synergistic effect within a certain composition range (5%-20% (in mole) of gadolinium content). The optimized ratio of gadolinium and ytterbium within coatings is anticipated to promote apatite crystallization, prevent melt penetration, and modify the sluggish crystallization kinetics of garnet and silicocarnotite, thereby significantly improving the melt consumption. This investigation on synergistic effect of gadolinium and ytterbium cations provides a theoretical support for the anti-CMAS-corrosion composition modification of TBCs/EBCs.

Key words: gadolinium-ytterbium oxide, CMAS corrosion, reactive crystallization product, synergistic effect

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