Abstract: Methods for making an environmental barrier coating using a sintering aid involving: applying a bond coat layer to the ceramic component; combining at least water, a primary transition material selected from a rare earth disilicate, or a doped rare earth disilicate, and at least one slurry sintering aid to produce a transition layer slurry; combining at least water, and a primary outer material selected from a rare earth monosilicate or a doped rare earth monosilicate to produce an outer layer slurry; combining at least water, and a primary compliant material of BSAS or a rare earth doped BSAS to produce a compliant layer slurry; applying at least the transition layer slurry, and any one or more of the outer layer slurry, and the compliant layer slurry to the component; and sintering the component to produce the environmental barrier coating having at least the bond coat layer, a transition layer and any of an outer layer or a compliant layer where a reaction between the primary materials and the slurry sinte

Abstract: Organic solvent based slurry compositions for making an environmental barrier coating including from about 6.8 wt % to about 96.1 wt % solvent; from about 3.9 wt % to about 93.2 wt % primary material; and from about 0.01 wt % to about 20 wt % slurry sintering aid.

Abstract: Methods for making an environmental barrier coating using a sintering aid involving applying a bond coat layer to the ceramic component; combining at least an organic solvent, a primary transition material selected from a rare earth disilicate, or a doped rare earth disilicate, and at least one slurry sintering aid to produce a transition layer slurry; combining at least an organic solvent, and a primary outer material selected from a rare earth monosilicate or a doped rare earth monosilicate to produce an outer layer slurry; combining at least an organic solvent, and a primary compliant material comprising BSAS or a rare earth doped BSAS to produce a compliant layer slurry; applying at least the transition layer slurry, and any one or more of the outer layer slurry, and the compliant layer slurry to the component; and sintering the component to produce the environmental barrier coating having at least the bond coat layer, a transition layer and any of an outer layer or a compliant layer whereby a reaction be

Abstract: Environmental barrier coatings having CMAS mitigation capability for silicon-containing components. In one embodiment, the barrier coating includes a bond coat layer comprising silicon or silicide, and an outer layer selected from the group consisting of Ln4Al2O9, and Lna4Ga2O9.

Abstract: Methods of making components having calcium magnesium aluminosilicate (CMAS) mitigation capability including providing a component; applying an environmental barrier coating to the component, the environmental barrier coating having a separate CMAS mitigation layer including a CMAS mitigation composition selected from the group consisting of zinc aluminate spinel, alkaline earth zirconates, alkaline earth hafnates, rare earth gallates, beryl, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Calcium magnesium aluminosilicate (CMAS) mitigation compositions selected from rare earth elements, rare earth oxides, zirconia, hafnia partially or fully stabilized with alkaline earth or rare earth elements, zirconia partially or fully stabilized with alkaline earth or rare earth elements, magnesium oxide, cordierite, aluminum phosphate, magnesium silicate, and combinations thereof when the CMAS mitigation composition is included as a separate CMAS mitigation layer in an environmental barrier coating for a high temperature substrate component.

Abstract: Methods of making components having calcium magnesium aluminosilicate (CMAS) mitigation capability involving providing a component; applying an environmental barrier coating to the component, the environmental barrier coating having a separate CMAS mitigation layer including a CMAS mitigation composition selected from rare earth elements, rare earth oxides, zirconia, hafnia partially or fully stabilized with alkaline earth or rare earth elements, zirconia partially or fully stabilized with alkaline earth or rare earth elements, magnesium oxide, cordierite, aluminum phosphate, magnesium silicate, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Environmental barrier coating having CMAS mitigation capability for oxide components. In one embodiment, the barrier coating includes an outer layer selected from AeAl2O19, AeHfO3, AeZrO3, ZnAl2O4, MgAl2O4, Ln4Al2O9, Lna4Ga2O9, Ln3A15O12, Ln3Ga5O12, and Ga2O3.

Abstract: Environmental barrier coatings having CMAS mitigation capability for silicon-containing components. In one embodiment, the barrier coating includes a bond coat layer comprising aluminide-alumina TGO; and an outer layer selected from the group consisting of AeAl2O19, AeHfO3, AeZrO3, ZnAl2O4, MgAl2O4, Ln4Al2O9, Lna4Ga2O9, Ln3Al5O12, Ln3Ga5O12, Ga2O3, HfO2, and LnPO4.

Abstract: Calcium magnesium aluminosilcate (CMAS) mitigation compositions selected from zinc aluminate spinel, alkaline earth zirconates, alkaline earth hafnates, rare earth gallates, beryl, and combinations thereof wherein the CMAS mitigation composition is included as a separate CMAS mitigation layer in an environmental barrier coating for a high temperature substrate component.

Abstract: Methods for controlling dispersion of aqueous suspensions involving providing a solvent, and adding at least an additive, an ion source, and a particle source selected from a partially dissolving colloid or a non-dissolving colloid, to the solvent to produce the aqueous suspension where the additive is added to the solvent prior to the ion source and the particle source when the particle source is the partially dissolving colloid.

Abstract: Suspensions having additives for controlled dispersion including a solvent, an ion source, a particle source selected from a partially dissolving colloid or a non-dissolving colloid, and an additive where the additive is added to the solvent prior to the ion source and the particle source when the particle source is the partially dissolving colloid.

Abstract: Methods for repairing barrier coatings involving providing a component having a barrier coating including at least one damaged portion, removing the damaged portion of the barrier coating leaving a void, applying a replacement tape cast barrier coating to the void of the component, and sintering the component having the replacement tape cast barrier coating layer.

Abstract: Methods for making barrier coatings including a taggant involving providing a barrier coating, and adding from about 0.01 mol % to about 30 mol % of a taggant to the barrier coating wherein the taggant comprises a rare earth element selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, ytterbium, and lutetium, salts thereof, silicates thereof, oxides thereof, zirconates thereof, hafnates thereof, titanates thereof, tantalates thereof, cerates thereof, aluminates thereof, aluminosilicates thereof, phophates thereof, niobates thereof, borates thereof, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Methods allowing for improved inspection of components having a barrier coating involving providing a component, and applying a barrier coating having at least one layer to the component where the layer of the barrier coating comprises a taggant.

Abstract: Tapes including a carrier film, and at least one barrier coating composition applied to the carrier film where the barrier coating composition is an environmental barrier coating composition or a thermal barrier coating composition.

Abstract: Tagged barrier coatings including an environmental barrier coating, a thermal barrier coating, or a combination thereof, and from about 0.01 mol % to about 30 mol % of a taggant.

Abstract: Methods for making tape cast barrier coatings involving making a slurry including at least a solvent and a barrier coating composition, depositing the slurry onto a carrier film in a tape casting machine to produce a cast slurry, evaporating the solvent from the cast slurry to produce a tape including the carrier film, and the barrier coating composition, and removing the carrier film from the tape to produce a tape cast barrier coating.