V. Gourlaouen et al., METASTABLE PHASES IN YTTRIUM-OXIDE PLASMA SPRAY DEPOSITS AND THEIR EFFECT ON COATING PROPERTIES, Materials research bulletin, 28(5), 1993, pp. 415-425
Yttrium oxide coatings were obtained by plasma spray. Structural inves
tigations on these deposits show that, due to the drastic conditions o
f this technique, a minor monoclinic B phase is formed in the neighbor
hood of the major cubic C form. We discuss here the influence of diffe
rent plasma spray parameters on the amount of the B phase formed. We d
escribe also the main properties of Y2O3 B and C phases in these depos
its such as structural characteristics, thermal stability and mechanic
al behavior.