Repair of NiCrAlYSi overlay coating on Ni₃Al base alloy IC6

The effect of repair of NiCrAlYSi coating after long time use on the coherence of coating to substrate and mechanical properties of Ni₃Al base alloy IC6 has been studied. The alloy with NiCrAlYSi coating was stressed under the condition of 900 °C/100 MPa for 200 h to simulate the service condition of IC6 turbine vanes. The results showed that the coherence of base alloy/original coating, original coating/first repair coating, first repair coating/second repair coating or base alloy/second repair coating was firm. The interfaces between them had no cracks and porosity, for either partly or entirely repaired coatings. However, there were more Mo rich particles in the affected zone compared with original coating. Compared with IC6 alloy aged at 900 °C for 200 h, the yield strength at ambient temperature of IC6 alloy with first repair coating was almost equivalent, while the elongation decreased slightly; its stress rupture life under 1100 °C/90 MPa condition was about 100 h. For secondary coating repair, the room temperature tensile properties of base alloy had no obvious change, while stress rupture lives decreased, but still were rather long, compared to the alloy with first repair coating. Therefore, NiCrAlYSi coating repair is feasible to prolong the service lives of IC6 turbine vanes.