Abstract:
The high-temperature interaction of nanostructured Lu
2Si
2O
7 environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) with calcium–magnesium–aluminosilicate (CMAS) was investigated at 1400°C for 1, 10, 25, and 50 h to evaluate the coating’s resistance to CMAS corrosion. The results indicate a phase transformation over time, transitioning from Ca
2Lu
8(SiO
4)
6O
2 apatite and Lu
2Si
2O
7 to solely Lu
2Si
2O
7. The interaction of the Lu
2Si
2O
7 coating with the CMAS melts was divided into three stages based on the corrosion reaction behavior. The delamination cracks were distributed throughout the interface between the Si bond layer and Lu
2Si
2O
7 layer after corroded at 1400°C for 50 h, signifying coating failure. In addition, the influence of monosilicates, disilicates, and corrosion duration on the recession layer thickness was analyzed by comparing previous reports on RE
2SiO
5/RE
2Si
2O
7 coatings (RE = Gd, Yb, Lu, Er). Furthermore, the variation in the thermally grown oxide layer thickness in CMAS-corroded Lu
2Si
2O
7 coatings was systematically investigated.