An investigation into delamination mechanisms in inclined laser drilling of thermal barrier coated aerospace superalloys

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-234

  Sezer, H K ^a   Pinkerton, A J ^a   Li, Lin ^a   Byrd, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerospace superalloys; Delamination; Laser drilling; Thermal barrier coating

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; AEROSPACE ALLOYS; AEROSPACE SUPERALLOYS; ASSIST GAS; BONDING STRENGTH; COATED SUBSTRATES; COATING INTERFACES; COMPONENT MATERIALS; COOLING EFFECTS; COOLING HOLE; EFFUSION COOLING; FREE STREAM; HEAT-RESISTANT CERAMICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LASER DRILLING; LEADING EDGE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MELT EJECTION; MICROSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE; MOLTEN METAL; NUMERICAL MODELS; PREMATURE FAILURES; THERMAL BARRIER; TRAILING EDGES; VISCOUS FORCES;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; COATINGS; COOLING; DELAMINATION; JET DRILLING; LASERS; LIQUID METALS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; SMELTING; STEEL SHEET; STRESSES; SUPERALLOYS;

THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

EID: 33645150487     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.2080527     Document Type: Article

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