Modeling Wear of KNA-82 Coatings with 0.5% Yttrium for Radial Seals of Gas Turbine Engines
Kulikov V. Kubich V. Fasol Y. Cherneta O. Kvon S. Issagulov A. Arinova S. Zharkevich O.
February 2026Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Coatings
2026#16Issue 2
The paper presents the results of a study of linear wear of gas-flame and ion-plasma coatings of KNA-82 seals with an yttrium content of 0.5%, used in gas turbine engine assemblies, during physical modeling of their thermomechanical loading on small-sized samples. Tribotechnical tests were carried out in four stages, simulating the operating conditions of real gas turbine engines—from the first start-up with running-in of the coating cut-in areas to reaching a steady state with their service properties formed. The surface of the coatings was in contact with the ridges of triangular-shaped plates without heating (20 °C), at average heating (350–470 °C), after holding the samples at 1100 °C and average heating of 410–460 °C, and after grinding off the worn layer that had worn out after holding the samples at 1100 °C at average heating of 320–440 °C. Trends in the change in the linear ear of coatings and the formation of friction tracks caused by the uneven manifestation of the physical and mechanical properties of coatings, which are unevenly distributed throughout their body, were determined. It was found that both coatings tend to stabilize the wear process at certain mechanical pressures in the friction contact zone and only in the temperature range from 20 °C to 400 °C. These pressures range from 4 MPa to 6.7 MPa for gas-flame coatings and from 3 MPa to 4.2 MPa for ion-plasma coatings. It has been determined that within the depth range of 30–100 μm, the wear resistance (as assessed by linear wear) of ion-plasma coatings is higher than that of gas-flame coatings. This predetermines the fact that in the event of a catastrophic collision between the coatings and a blade, the geometry of the damage to the surface of the gas-flame coating will be greater than that of the ion-plasma coating. In the event of damage exceeding 75–100 μm in depth, both coatings become inoperable, since their wear characteristics are no longer maintained. This is indicated by a rapid decrease in their wear resistance under step loading. Moreover, the gas-flame coating is more prone to catastrophic failure than the ion-plasma coating.
gas-flame coating , ion-plasma coating , reduced linear wear , temperature , thermomechanical loading , wear track , yttrium
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Department of Metallurgy and New Materials, Faculty of Metallurgy and Mechanical Engineering, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, 100012, Kazakhstan
Department of Automobiles, Heat Engines, and Hybrid Power Plants, National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Zaporizhzhia, 69063, Ukraine
Department of Physical Materials Science, National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Zaporizhzhia, 69063, Ukraine
Department of Automobiles and Transport and Logistics Systems, Dniprovsk State Technical University, Kamianske, 51918, Ukraine
Department of Technological Equipment, Faculty of Metallurgy and Mechanical Engineering, Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University, Karaganda, 100012, Kazakhstan
Department of Metallurgy and New Materials
Department of Automobiles
Department of Physical Materials Science
Department of Automobiles and Transport and Logistics Systems
Department of Technological Equipment
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