Ingots for Electron Beam Physical Vapor Deposition

Advanced Technology for Thermal Barrier Coatings

Saint-Gobain’s EB-PVD ingots are recognized globally by industry leaders from major gas turbine manufacturers, who have qualified our ingots to meet their stringent demands for quality and performance.

Unparalleled Reliability
Rigorous quality control standards at Saint-Gobain’s dedicated production facility are the key. Saint-Gobain performs extensive testing of materials, systems and processes to ensure that the EB-PVD ingots are traceable from raw material to final product. Dedicated production equipment ensures that each ingot produced has uniform density and morphology from lot to lot.

EB-PVD Ingot [blue background top view]

 

EBPVD coated

A Trusted Partner
Saint-Gobain has extensive co-development expertise on industry standard Yttria Zirconia and a variety of low-k thermal barrier coatings., This expertise provides a stable foundation to efficiently develop your next generation coatings.

Continuous Innovator
Our recently developed Magma ingot was developed with customer feedback and provides improved performance and a reduction in melt pool eruptions.

Magma

Features & Benefits:

  • 30-50% reduction in pits/spits defects
  • More stable ingot leads to more consistent vaporization
  • Available in various formulation

Typical Chemical Composition
 

  %
ZrO2 Balance
HfO2 1.79
Y2O3 7.05
AL2O3 < 0.01
Fe2O3 < 0.01
SiO2 < 0.01
TiO2 < 0.01
CaO < 0.01
U + TH < 0.01

 

Resources

Safety Datasheets (SDS)
Yttria Zirconia Ceramic Ingots SDS_2.pdf
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Yttria Zirconia Ceramic Ingots  SDS_2.pdf