Oxidation behaviour of electron beam physical vapour deposition β-NiAIHf coatings at 1100 ℃ in dry and humid atmospheres

NiA1 intermetallic compounds attract increas- ing attention for high-temperature applications due to their combination of excellent properties, especially as metallic protective coatings on superalloys or as bond coats in thermal barrier coatings （TBCs）. Oxidation behaviour of the β-NiA1Hf coatings prepared by electron beam physical vapour deposition （EB-PVD） was investigated at 1100 ℃ for short time and 100h in 20% 02＋Ar and 15 % H20 ＋ Ar, respectively. The results of mass changes re- veal that the addition of minor reactive element Hf sig- nificantly improves the cyclic oxidation resistance of the 13- NiA1 coatings in both dry and humid atmospheres. During the initial oxidation stage, water vapour retards the phase transformation from 0-A1203 to a-A1203. Moreover, com- pared with the case in dry atmosphere, water vapour sig- nificantly reduces the surface roughness of the oxide scales formed on EB-PVD β-NiA1Hf coatings after 100 h cyclic oxidation, which corresponds with the difference of surface morphologies of the oxide scales.