Water vapor corrosion behaviors of Yb2SiO5-Yb2O3-Si-SiC ceramic fabricated by tape casting and reactive melt infiltration

To reduce the influence of TGO on EBCs performance, the Yb 2 SiO 5 -Yb 2 O 3 -Si-SiC ceramic was prepared by tape casting and reactive melt infiltration in this paper. During high-temperature water vapor corrosion, the ceramic formed a unique layered oxide layer structure to protect the material. On one hand, TGO is consumed by the reaction of Yb 2 O 3 and Yb 2 SiO 5 with SiO 2 ; On the other, the structure makes no TGO layer between the oxidized and unoxidized regions, which means that even if the TGO layer is stripped, the material still has a dense Yb 2 Si 2 O 7 and Yb 2 SiO 5 mixed layer as a protective barrier.