The study aimed to compare the thermal shock behavior of three types of thermal barrier coatings (TBC) containing two and five layers. The substrate of the coatings, like as industrial samples, was selected from IN738LC superalloy. The first type was a two-layer TBC produced from CoNiCrAlY and CeO 2 as a bond and top layers, respectively. The second type was a common five-layer TBC with a bond layer of CoNiCrAlY, a top layer of CeO 2 and three intermediate layers composed of three mixing kinds of CeO 2 + CoNiCrAlY. The third type was composed of a top layer of nano-structured CeO 2 , and the other four down layers were similar to the second type. To thermal shock test, the samples were kept at 1100 °C for 5 min and quenched in 20-25 °C water. The test was continued until all the samples were destructed. The sample was considered destructed when 20% of the coating surface was detached. To evaluate the microstructure of the samples, SEM and FESEM were used. Finally, the thermal shock lifetime of the five-layer TBC was 1.6 times higher than the twolayer TBC, and by making the top nano-structured layer in five-layer TBC, the lifetime was enhanced approximately 14%.

In this research, the effects of heat treatment are studied on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the explosive bonding of 304 stainless steel plates and CK45 carbon steel with a constant explosive load and various standoff distances. The samples are heat treated in a furnace for 2-h and 4-h at 250℃ and 350℃. The results imply that by increasing the standoff distance from 4 to 5 mm, the impact kinetic energy increases and severe plastic deformation occurs in the bonding interface. The metallography results indicate the wave-vortex nature of the interface with the increase of standoff distance. In addition, heat treatment for 2 h at 350℃ leads to an increase in the thicknesses of intermetallic compounds in the interface. Also, the hardness decreases from 271 to 171 Vickers, and from 279 to 195 Vickers with 2 h of heat treatment at 350℃ in samples with standoff distances of 4 and 5 mm, respectively. Furthermore, the strengths of the samples decrease from 449 to 371 MPa, and from 510 to 433 MPa, respectively. Hardness and strength changes occur due to changes in the thickness of the intermetallic area and an increase in grain sizes.