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Cross-sectional Specimen Preparation and Observation of a Plasma Sprayed Coating Using a Focused Ion Beam/Transmission Electron Microscopy System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2003

Toshie Yaguchi ,
Takeo Kamino ,
Mitsumasa Sasaki ,
Gerard Barbezat  and
Ryoichi Urao
Toshie Yaguchi*
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Narusawa-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-0031, Japan Techno Research Laboratory, Hitachi Science Systems, Ltd., 882 Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 312-8504, Japan
Takeo Kamino
Affiliation:
Techno Research Laboratory, Hitachi Science Systems, Ltd., 882 Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 312-8504, Japan
Mitsumasa Sasaki
Affiliation:
Sulzer Metco Japan Ltd., 3-4-2 Hikawadai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0084, Japan
Gerard Barbezat
Affiliation:
Sulzer Metco AG, Rigackerstrass 16 CH-5610 Wohlen, Switzerland
Ryoichi Urao
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Narusawa-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-0031, Japan
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Abstract

A focused ion beam (FIB) technique was applied to cross-sectional specimen preparation to observe an interface between a plasma sprayed coating and an aluminum (Al) substrate by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The surface of the sprayed coating film has a roughness of several tens of microns. Sputter rates for the coating film and the substrate are greatly different. The rough surface and the difference in sputter rate cause problems in making TEM specimens with smooth side walls. The top surface of the coating film was planerized by the FIB before fabricating the TEM specimen. The interfaces were investigated by TEM and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. The TEM observation revealed that there is a 10 nm thick amorphous layer at the interface between the coating film and substrate. The coating film consists of two kinds of sublayers with bright and dark contrast. The bright contrast sublayers were amorphous layers with thickness of 2~10 nm. The Al/Fe X-ray intensity ratio was larger in bright contrast sublayers than that in dark contrast sublayers.

Keywords

plasma sprayed coatingfocused ion beamtransmission electron microscopyenergy-dispersive X-rayelectron diffraction patternhigh resolution electron microscopic image
Type
Research Article
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , May 2000 , pp. 218 - 223
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2000

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