Columnar zirconium oxide abrasive coating for a gas turbine engine seal system

摘要

A gas turbine engine seal system includes a rotating member 12;30 having an abrasive tip 28 disposed in use in rub relationship to a stationary, abradable seal surface. The abrasive tip comprises a zirconium oxide abrasive coat 44 having a columnar structure that is harder than the abradable seal surface such that the abrasive tip can cut the abradable seal surface. The coat 44 comprises zirconium oxide and about 3% to 25% of a stabilizer selected from yttrium oxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide or mixtures thereof.