Thèse soutenue

Etude et développement d'une méthode de caractérisation in-situ et à distance de dépôts en couches minces par pyrométrie active laser

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Auteur / Autrice : Dmitry Melyukov
Direction : Igor Smurov
Type : Thèse de doctorat
Discipline(s) : Génie des Procédés
Date : Soutenance en 2011
Etablissement(s) : Ecole nationale d'ingénieurs (Saint-Etienne ; 1961-....)

Résumé

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Layered materials are used throughout the industry today. The main objective to ensure quality during manufacturing as well as during operation is the control of the properties of these layers mainly its thickness but also its homogeneity and adhesion to the substrate. The most desirable technique is a technique that does not change the state of our film, i. E. Non-destructive. There are several methods of non-destructive testing (NDT) such as ultrasound, eddy current, radiography etc. As part of this thesis we focused our efforts on the active thermography method (TA) which has some advantages over other NDT techniques such as the possibility to put some distance between the test piece and the device, the absence of contact, the speed of the measurements and the high spatial resolution. We studied the case of heating of the surface by a laser beam coupled with measurements of thermal radiation by infrared detectors in the center of the laser spot. First of all we have done theoretical analysis to understand what properties of the layers can be determined by the method of TA under what conditions. As the result of this theoretical study we developed a number of methods for complete characterization of the layer and especially the methods for measuring the thickness independently of all other properties (optical, thermal). The experimental part of this work has shown the proper functioning of the method for measuring the thickness of a sheet of different materials (stainless steel, titanium, tungsten et al. ). By this way it was verified the feasibility of the method for measuring the layer thickness without contact (and at a distance) and without calibration (and without knowing the material).