A coated component, along with methods of its formation, are provided. The coated component may include a ceramic matrix composite substrate comprising silicon carbide and having a surface, a bond coat on the surface of the substrate, and an environmental barrier coating on the bond coat. The bond coat includes a plurality of discrete particles dispersed within a matrix phase, with the matrix phase formed from mullite and defining 60% to 98% by volume of the bond coat. The plurality of discrete particles include an oxygen getter and has 50% of its volume or greater formed from particles having an average size of 10 μm to 100 μm.

A coated component, along with methods of its formation, are provided. The coated component may include a ceramic matrix composite substrate comprising silicon carbide and having a surface, a bond coat on the surface of the substrate, and an environmental barrier coating on the bond coat. The bond coat includes a plurality of discrete particles dispersed within a matrix phase, with the matrix phase formed from mullite and defining 60% to 98% by volume of the bond coat. The plurality of discrete particles include an oxygen getter and has 50% of its volume or greater formed from particles having an average size of 10 μm to 100 μm.

Disclosed herein are floor tiles comprising, for instance, a substrate and a surface coating provided on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein the surface coating comprises (i) a base formula comprising a glaze and (ii) solid particles comprising tabular alumina.

Disclosed herein are floor tiles comprising, for instance, a substrate and a surface coating provided on an upper surface of the substrate, wherein the surface coating comprises (i) a base formula comprising a glaze and (ii) solid particles comprising tabular alumina.

An article comprises a body and a conformal protective layer on at least one surface of the body. The conformal protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 1000 μm, wherein the plasma resistant rare earth oxide film consists essentially of 40 mol % to less than 100 mol % of Y.sub.2O.sub.3, over 0 mol % to 60 mol % of ZrO.sub.2, and 0 mol % to 9 mol % of Al.sub.2O.sub.3.

An article comprises a body and a conformal protective layer on at least one surface of the body. The conformal protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 1000 μm, wherein the plasma resistant rare earth oxide film consists essentially of 40 mol % to less than 100 mol % of Y.sub.2O.sub.3, over 0 mol % to 60 mol % of ZrO.sub.2, and 0 mol % to 9 mol % of Al.sub.2O.sub.3.

Disclosed is a coated composite comprising a seal coat disposed on a composite material wherein the seal coat comprises protective particles and a matrix.

In one aspect, an article comprises a substrate that comprises a ceramic matrix composite; and a metal oxide layer disposed on the substrate; where the metal oxide layer has a marking etched into the metal oxide via laser ablation. The markings include alphabets, numbers, symbols, bar codes, matrix bar codes, quick response codes, or a combination thereof. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising disposing upon a ceramic matrix composite a metal oxide layer; and laser ablating the metal oxide layer to etch the metal oxide layer. The etchings produce markings that comprise alphabets, numbers, symbols, bar codes, matrix bar codes, quick response codes, or a combination thereof.

In one aspect, an article comprises a substrate that comprises a ceramic matrix composite; and a metal oxide layer disposed on the substrate; where the metal oxide layer has a marking etched into the metal oxide via laser ablation. The markings include alphabets, numbers, symbols, bar codes, matrix bar codes, quick response codes, or a combination thereof. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising disposing upon a ceramic matrix composite a metal oxide layer; and laser ablating the metal oxide layer to etch the metal oxide layer. The etchings produce markings that comprise alphabets, numbers, symbols, bar codes, matrix bar codes, quick response codes, or a combination thereof.

A preparation method includes the following steps: Step (1): pressing and then drying body powder to form a green brick; Step (2): applying a ground coat on the surface of the green brick; Step (3): inkjet-printing a pattern on the surface of the green brick having the ground coat, and applying an isolation glaze; Step (4): applying a fully polished glaze on the surface of the green brick having the isolation glaze; and Step (5): drying, firing, and polishing the green brick having the fully polished glaze to obtain a hard wear-resistant polished glazed ceramic tile. The phase composition of the fired fully polished glaze is as follows: 10 to 20 percent by weight of corundum, 20 to 30 percent by weight of hyalophane, 0.5 to 1.0 percent by weight of hematite, and 50 to 68 percent by weight of amorphous phase.