Non-destructive thickness measurement of thermal barrier coatings using terahertz radiation

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dc.contributor.authorIsern, Luis
dc.contributor.authorWaddie, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorChalk, Christine
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorNicholls, John R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-17T11:03:35Z
dc.date.available2021-08-17T11:03:35Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-06
dc.description.abstractA non-destructive thickness measurement technique based on terahertz (THz) reflectivity was successfully deployed to interrogate 7 wt.% yttria-stabilised zirconia thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) produced by electron-beam physical vapour deposition (EB-PVD). The THz technique was shown to produce accurate thickness maps for different samples with a resolution of 1 × 1 mm over a surface of 65 × 20 mm that were compared with direct examination of key cross-sections. All thickness measurements on different samples were calculated using a single value of refractive index. Small defects characteristic of EB-PVD, such as “carrot growths” and variations on column inclination, were evaluated and did not produce significant variations in the refractive index of the TBC. Moreover, the thickness maps correctly display thickness variations that are a consequence of the point-source nature of EB-PVD evaporation. In summary, this paper demonstrates the technique can be successfully deployed on large surfaces, and across different coatings of the same material produced under the same deposition conditions. It is shown that a single n value is required to map the thickness distribution for all samples. This combination of qualities indicates the potential of the technique for in-line control of TBC manufacture.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationIsern L, Waddie AJ, Chalk C, et al., (2021) Non-destructive thickness measurement of thermal barrier coatings using terahertz radiation. Emergent Materials, Volume 4, Issue 6, December 2021, pp. 1547–1557en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2522-5731
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021-00275-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17002
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectOptical propertiesen_UK
dc.subjectElectron-beam physical vapour depositionen_UK
dc.subjectThermal barrier coatingsen_UK
dc.subjectTerahertz imagingen_UK
dc.titleNon-destructive thickness measurement of thermal barrier coatings using terahertz radiationen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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