Patent attributes
An airfoil vane assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a vane piece having a first vane platform, a second vane platform, and a hollow airfoil section joining the first vane platform and the second vane platform, a spar piece having a spar platform and a spar extending from the spar platform into the hollow airfoil section, and at least one seal arranged at a sealing surface of the spar platform and sealing between the spar platform and the first vane platform. The airfoil vane assembly also includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on the spar piece. The sealing surface is free from the thermal barrier coating. A gas turbine engine and a method of making a spar piece for an airfoil vane assembly are also disclosed.