General Electric Company

Luc Stèphane Leblanc

James Anthony Ruud

Larry Steven Rosenzweig

Scott Sheridan Smith

Paul Matthew Thomas

Coatings and articles suitable for use in high temperature environments, for example, are presented. One embodiment is a coating that comprises a plurality of elongate material growth domains defined between domain boundaries. The domains have an intra-domain density of at least about 75% of theoretical density, have a substantially equiaxed grain morphology, and comprise a plurality of at least partially melted and solidified particles. Another embodiment is a coating that comprises a matrix comprising a substantially equiaxed grain morphology and a plurality of vertically oriented cracks disposed in the matrix. Further embodiments include articles comprising one or more of the coatings described above.

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Schenectady, NY, United States of America

Luc Stèphane Leblanc