Nanostructured materials have attracted great interest in engineering applications,
especially in thermal barrier coating. As the operating temperature of next generation aero …

Power generation from renewable resources has attracted increasing attention in recent
years owing to the global implementation of clean energy policies. However, such power …

Gas turbines (GTEs) are often utilised in harsh environments where the GT components,
including compressor vanes and rotor blades, are subject to erosion damage by sand and …

Ablative composites are highly endothermic sacrificial thermal protection materials that are
indispensable to the aerospace industry. Polymeric ablatives are the most versatile and the …

Thin-film coatings have been commonly used in the automotive industry for a variety of
applications. Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are designed to extend the life of combustors …

In the current world scenario with the threat of global warming, diesel engines have to more
efficient than ever to avoid the situation to be even worse. Thermal barrier coating (TBC) …

The steel making processes involves extreme and harsh operating conditions; hence, the
production hardware is exposed to degradation mechanisms under high temperature …

Selection and utilization of multifaceted coating materials for progressing aerospace and
defence technologies that operate in stringent service environments are always challenging …

Several applications, where extreme conditions occur, require the use of alloys often
containing many critical elements. Due to the ever increasing prices of critical raw materials …

This paper is focused on the basic properties of ceramic composite materials used as
thermal barrier coatings in the aerospace industry like SiC, ZrC, ZrB2 etc., and summarizes …