WMWenhua Ma

Wenhua Ma

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Wenhua Ma has a total of 3 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:

  • Jibo Huang

    School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

    1 shared publication
  • Renzhong Huang

    Guangzhou Institute of Hubei Chaozhuo Aviation Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510530, China

    1 shared publication
  • Wen Sun

    National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Materials Surface Engineering Technology, Institute of New Materials, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China

    1 shared publication

Latest Publications

  • Open Access

    Cracking Behavior of Atmospheric Plasma-Sprayed 8YSZ Thermal Barrier Coatings during Thermal Shock Test

    by Jibo Huang, Wen Sun, Renzhong Huang, Wenhua Ma

    The failure of plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) during service is usually related to the cracking behavior. In this study, plasma-sprayed TBCs were prepared with two kinds of agglomerated sintered yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) powders with different particle sizes. The evolution of mechanical properties and crack propagation behavior of the coatings during the whole life stage were studied by a thermal shock test. The effect of powder particle size on the cracking behavior of the TBCs during thermal shock was analyzed from the aspect of pore structure, mechanical properties, and stress state of the coatings. The crack propagation and coalescence in the direction parallel to the substrate in the coating is the main factor leading to the spalling failure of the coating during thermal shock. Although the coating prepared by fine YSZ has higher fracture toughness, the lower strain tolerance will increase the cracking driving force on the crack tip of the coating during thermal shock, and the cracks in the coating propagate merge at a faster rate during thermal shock. The larger porosity and pore size of the coating prepared by coarse YSZ help the coating suffer less thermal stress during thermal shock. Although the existence of pores reduces the fracture toughness of the coating to a certain extent, the increase of strain tolerance reduces the crack growth rate in the coating, so the coating has a longer life.