Services

Thermal barrier coatings

manufacture of metallic and ceramic coatings by EB-PVD (typical thickness 5 to 300µm)
development, testing and qualification of evaporation material (ingots)
improvement of coatings, e.g. for increased application temperatures, reduced thermal conductivity and prolonged lifetime
testing of lifetime under thermo-cyclic or thermo-mechanical loading including determination of failure mechanisms
analytical characterization of coatings (SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD, oxidation properties etc.)

Oxidation protective coatings

manufacture of coatings by magnetron sputtering (e.g. for Ti alloys) with typical thickness of the coatings between 10nm and several µm
development of coatings, e.g. for increased operating temperatures of Ti alloys and Ti aluminides, maintenance of the mechanical properties of the base metal, and optimized life
testing of lifetime under isothermal or thermo-cyclic conditions, determination of oxidation properties, evaluation of failure mechanisms
analytical characterization of coatings (SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD, oxidation properties etc.)

Light metal composites