Slifka, A.
(2000),
Thermal-Conductivity Apparatus for Steady-State, Comparative Measurement of Ceramic Coatings, Journal of Research (NIST JRES), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed May 3, 2026)
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Thermal-Conductivity Apparatus for Steady-State, Comparative Measurement of Ceramic Coatings
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An apparatus has been developed to measure the thermal conductivity of ceramic coatings. Since the method uses an infrared microscope for temperature measurement, coatings as thin as 20 m can, in principle, be measured using this technique. This steady-state, comparative measurement method uses the known thermal conductibity of the substrate material as the reference material for heat-flow measurement. The experimental method is validated by measuring a plasma-sprayed coating that has been previously measured using an absolute, steady-state measurement method. The new measurement method has a relative standard uncertainty of about 10%. The measurement of the plasma-sprayed coating gives 0.58 W m-1 K-1 which compares well with the 0.62 W m-1K-1 measured using the absolute method.Citation
Journal of Research (NIST JRES) -
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105 No. 4
NIST Pub Series
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NIST Pubs
Keywords
guarded hot plate, infrared microscope, thermal conductivity, thermal-barrier coating, yttria-stabilized-zirconia
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Created August 1, 2000, Updated February 17, 2017