The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants

This study presents the thermal and chemical resistance of plasma-sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> doped with 13 wt.% of TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings and their suitability for the fire grate of straw pellet fu...

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Autores principales: Airingas Šuopys, Liutauras Marcinauskas, Viktorija Grigaitienė, Romualdas Kėželis, Mindaugas Aikas, Rolandas Uscila, Simona Tučkutė, Martynas Lelis
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:302ecb6faba0488c93e1b2e03035ef1b2021-11-25T17:15:38ZThe Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants10.3390/coatings111112892079-6412https://doaj.org/article/302ecb6faba0488c93e1b2e03035ef1b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/11/1289https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6412This study presents the thermal and chemical resistance of plasma-sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> doped with 13 wt.% of TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings and their suitability for the fire grate of straw pellet furnaces. Coatings were deposited on steel substrates using direct current atmospheric pressure plasma spraying. The surface structure, elemental, and phase composition of formed coatings were analyzed before and after the thermal treatment, imitating natural application conditions. For the experiment, the annealing temperature was 500 °C for twenty-five cycles (80 min each). It was found that the steel substrate oxidized after five thermal cycles, and the formation of iron oxides was observed. The elemental composition of the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-13 wt.% TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings remained unchanged even after 25 cycles of heat treatment. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the alpha-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to gamma-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase ratio in the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> coating was reduced by only 8.7% after 25 cycles.Airingas ŠuopysLiutauras MarcinauskasViktorija GrigaitienėRomualdas KėželisMindaugas AikasRolandas UscilaSimona TučkutėMartynas LelisMDPI AGarticleplasma sprayingAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> coatingsthermal resistancechemical resistanceEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCoatings, Vol 11, Iss 1289, p 1289 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic plasma spraying
Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings
thermal resistance
chemical resistance
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle plasma spraying
Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings
thermal resistance
chemical resistance
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Airingas Šuopys
Liutauras Marcinauskas
Viktorija Grigaitienė
Romualdas Kėželis
Mindaugas Aikas
Rolandas Uscila
Simona Tučkutė
Martynas Lelis
The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
description This study presents the thermal and chemical resistance of plasma-sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> doped with 13 wt.% of TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings and their suitability for the fire grate of straw pellet furnaces. Coatings were deposited on steel substrates using direct current atmospheric pressure plasma spraying. The surface structure, elemental, and phase composition of formed coatings were analyzed before and after the thermal treatment, imitating natural application conditions. For the experiment, the annealing temperature was 500 °C for twenty-five cycles (80 min each). It was found that the steel substrate oxidized after five thermal cycles, and the formation of iron oxides was observed. The elemental composition of the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-13 wt.% TiO<sub>2</sub> coatings remained unchanged even after 25 cycles of heat treatment. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed that the alpha-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> to gamma-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> phase ratio in the Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> coating was reduced by only 8.7% after 25 cycles.
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author Airingas Šuopys
Liutauras Marcinauskas
Viktorija Grigaitienė
Romualdas Kėželis
Mindaugas Aikas
Rolandas Uscila
Simona Tučkutė
Martynas Lelis
author_facet Airingas Šuopys
Liutauras Marcinauskas
Viktorija Grigaitienė
Romualdas Kėželis
Mindaugas Aikas
Rolandas Uscila
Simona Tučkutė
Martynas Lelis
author_sort Airingas Šuopys
title The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
title_short The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
title_full The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
title_fullStr The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Phase Composition of Plasma Sprayed Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiO<sub>2</sub> Coatings for Applications in Biomass Firing Plants
title_sort effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and phase composition of plasma sprayed al<sub>2</sub>o<sub>3</sub> and al<sub>2</sub>o<sub>3</sub>-tio<sub>2</sub> coatings for applications in biomass firing plants
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/302ecb6faba0488c93e1b2e03035ef1b
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