Abstract: An investigation was carried out of the resistance to cyclic oxidation of the as-cast normal-grained Co-30Cr-5Al alloy substrate at 1000℃ in air together with its sputtered coating of microcrystallized CoCrAl alloy grains sized less than 0.5μm.Acoustie emissi on counts showed that the initially formed Al_2O_3 scale on the bare alloy substrate cracked and spalled severely off after only one or two cycles on cooling and then the worse protective layer of Cr_2O_3 and CoCr_2O_4 spinel occurred on surface.While such substrate coated with sputtered microcrystallized CoCrAl alloy film was not damaged under oxidation even through 100 cycles at 1000℃.In comparison with the normal-grained alloy,the microcrystallized al- loy,coating of similar constitution exhibite excellent resistance to oxide spalling on surface.

Key words: microcrystallized CoCrAl coating, cyclic oxidation, sputtering