18244694. RARE EARTH-PHOSPHATE-ENHANCED THERMAL BARRIER COATING (RTX CORPORATION)
RARE EARTH-PHOSPHATE-ENHANCED THERMAL BARRIER COATING
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Olivier H. Sudre of Glastonbury CT (US)
RARE EARTH-PHOSPHATE-ENHANCED THERMAL BARRIER COATING
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18244694 titled 'RARE EARTH-PHOSPHATE-ENHANCED THERMAL BARRIER COATING
Original Abstract Submitted
A component having a thermal barrier coating having a substrate surface of the component; a thermal barrier coating on the substrate surface, the thermal barrier coating having a coating surface and coating surface accessible spaces; and a layer of rare-earth phosphate on surfaces of the coating surface accessible spaces. The spaces can be intercolumnar spaces between columns or feathers of the thermal barrier coating. A method is also disclosed.