Optical and thermal properties of metals, ceramics, and CVD diamond films upon high-temperature laser heating

Abstract

A complex optical method for simultaneous determination of optical and thermal properties of solids (true temperature, reflectance, transmittance, absorbance, extinction, specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and diffusivity) in a wide temperature range (800–2700°C) was proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The developed setup is characterized by a high processing rate (the time taken for measuring all parameters is from milliseconds to tens of seconds). It allows the study of rather small samples (about several milligrams), which is a significant advantage as applied to new or expensive materials. New and widely used materials (AlN, Al2O3, Si3N4, SiC, and Al2O3/SiC ceramics; C45, 16MnCrS5, 115CrV3, X5NiCr18 9, X12CrNi17 7, Sd, and Satellite 6 steels; E-Cu, CuSn, AlMgSi1, and AlCuMgPb copper and aluminum alloys; as well as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond films) were studied at heating rates of 103−104K·s−1 in various atmospheres (air and argon at pressures of 1 and 10−3 atm). This study demonstrated high efficiency and informativity of the proposed method. The data obtained can be used to develop theoretical models describing the solid structure and properties at high temperatures in oxidizing, neutral, or regenerative atmospheres.