High-Temperature Materials
Comprehensive research and characterization for TBC/EBC systems, advanced superalloys, and ceramic matrix composites supporting propulsion and energy applications.
Focus Areas
- •Thermal barrier coating architecture & phase stability
- •Environmental barrier coating (EBC) environmental durability
- •Thermal cycling, sintering and creep interaction
- •CMAS attack, infiltration and mitigation strategies
Testing & Methods
- • Cyclic oxidation & thermal shock
- • Microstructural phase evolution tracking*
- • Porosity & segmentation behavior*
- • Thermo-mechanical stress modeling*
* Performed via academic laboratory collaboration.
Application Domains
- • Aero gas turbines
- • Industrial power generation
- • Space thermal protection
- • Petrochemical process hardware
- • Advanced propulsion demonstrators