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1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms and definitions 1
4 Principle 3
5 Physical principles of the me sur ing meth d and of the applcatio 3
6 A pparatus and mater ials 5
6.1 Ultrasonic fim thick es measuring devic 5
6.2 Couplant 5
6.3 Calbration stan ar ds 5
7 Calbratio , adjustment and checking of the me suring devic e 6
7.1 Calbration 6
7.2 A djustment 6
7.3 Che king the adjus ment 6
8 Proc ed re of me sur ement 6
9 Temperature influenc e d r ing the me sur ement
6 10 Precision 7
1 1 General 7
1 2 Repeatabi ty l mit
7 1 3 Reprod cibi ty lmit 8
11 Test rep rt 9
A nne x A (informative)Qual ficatio of the per onnel 10
A nne x B (informative)Determinatio of pr ecisio 11
Biblog raphy 17
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This Te h ical Spe ification desc ibes a method for det ermining the film thick es of co tings on
metal c an non-metal c subs rat es using an ultrasonic g ug e
2 Normati ve referenc es
The folowing document , in w hole or in p rt, ar normatively r fe enc d in this document an ar
in ispensa le for it a pl cation F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a ples F or un at ed
r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amen ment )a ples
ISO 46 18, Paint a d v rni shes — Te ms a d de initio s
3 Terms and definitions
F or the purposes of this document, the t erms an definitions given in ISO 4618 an the folowing a ply
echo ampl tude
height of an e h (3.3)in ication on the sc e n
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ratio of t otal r fle t ed sou d pr s ur t o incident ou d pr s ur at a r fle ting surfac
so nd path travel time
time ne ded for the sou d p th travel dis anc
[ SOURCE:EN 1 3 -4:2 1 , 5.6.3]
3.12
co plant
co plng fim
medium int erposed betwe n the pro e an the o je t un e ex mination t o ena le the p s ag e of
ultras onic wa es (3.1)betwe n them
Not e 1 t o entry: Ultrasonic f ilm thick es me suring devices, b sides the n merical values of the o tained f ilm
thick es es, normal y display A-s ans for checking the echo forms an echo seq ences on a s re n as wel
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o e ation that, u de spe if ied con itions, in a f irs st ep, es a l shes a r lation betwe n the q antity
v lues with measur ment unc rtainties pro ided b measur ment s an ards and cor esp n ing
in ications with as ociat ed measur ment u c rtainties an , in a se on st ep, uses this information t o
es a lsh a r lation for o taining a measur ment r sult from an in ication
Not e 1 to entry: A calibration may b e pres ed by a stat ement, calibration fu ction, calibration dia ram,
calibration curve or calibration ta le In some cases, it may consist of an ad itive or multiplicative cor ection of
the in ication with as ociated me surement u certainty
Not e 2 t o entry: Calibration should not b confused with adjusme t o a me surin sysem (3.1 ), ofen mistakenly
caled “ elf-calibration”, nor with verif ication of calibration
Not e 3to entry: Oft en,the f ir t step alone in the a ove def inition is per eived as b ing calibration
[ SOURCE:ISO/IEC Guide 99:2 0 , 2.3 ]
3.1
adjustment of a me suring sy stem
adjustment
set of o e ations car ied out on a measuring sy st em so that it pro ides pr sc ibed in ications
cor esp n ing t o given v lues of a q antity t o be measur d
Not e 1 t o entry: T pes of adjustment of a me suring system inclu e zero adjustment of a me suring system,
ofset adjustment an span adjustment sometimes caled “g in adjustment )
Not e 2 to entry: Adjustment of a me suring sy st em should not b confused with c alb ation (3.14), which is a
prereq isit e for adjustment
Not e 3to entry: Af er adjustment of a me suring system, the me suring system normaly should b recalibrat ed
[ SOURCE:ISO/IEC Guide 99:2 0 , 3.1 ]
3.1
wor king standard
s an ard w hich is trac a le t o the national s an ard
[ SOURCE:EN 6 7 1:2 0 , 3.4.1.2]
4 Principle
The method desc ibed in this Te h ical Spe if ication det ermines single film thicknes es from the times
of flght of an ultrasonic impulse that is p rtialy r fle t ed at the int erfac s of the co ting sy st em The
s r ngths an weak es es of the method ar shown b measuring data for the dife ent f ilm-subs rat e
combinations that ar r lev nt in practic
5 Physical pr inciples of the measuring method and ofthe appl cation
When measuring the f ilm thick es using ultrasou d, longitu inal wa es ar used be a usethey can be
easiy g ene at ed an can be coupled int o a work pie e with almos eve y lq id As shown in Figur 1, a
sensor (6) consis s of a pie oele tric disc, for soun g ene ation an for r c ption, an of a “dela path ”
The ultrasonic impulse g ene at ed in the sensor firs p s es the dela p th an then spr ads through
la e s 1 t o 3 down t o the subs rat e (1) an bey n
On each int erfac , a fraction of the impinging ultrasonic wa e is r fle t ed as a new ultrasonic impulse,
w hi e anothe fraction p s es through The firs r fle tion oc urs in the ultrasonic sensor w hen the
ultrasonic impulse imping es on la e 1 (4 )
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6 ultrasonic sensor (sen er an receiver)
E echo 1, 2, 3
Figure 1 — Ultraso ic metho
Ultrasonic impulses ar r corded w hen they ar r c ived in the ultrasonic sensor The dis anc s of
time between the ultrasonic impulses cor esp n t o the sou d p th travel times T
i(i = 1, 2, 3) in the
thr e in ivid al layers The ampltu e or e ho height of the ultrasonic impulse r fle ted on each
inte fac depen s on the r spe tive r fle tion fact ors If the sou d velocity in each single layer is
known, the r spe tive f ilm thick es can be calculat ed b means of the times of flght F r each layer,
is the dry f ilm thick es ;
T is the sou d p th tra el time in the la e (b ck and forth)
In orde t o be a le t o r solve e hoes with short int erv ls of sou d p th tra el times with the naked
eye (e.g 2 ns in a 2 µm thick co ting), the ultrasonic impulses shal be at leas jus as short F or this,
the ultrasonic fr q encies shal be r spe tively high (at leas the r ciprocal of half of the time of flght)
or the A-scan shal be g ene at ed from lower fr q encies b means of digital signal proc s ing F r an
ex mple of an A-scan, se Figur 2
When la e s ar t oo thin, the e hoes of the in ivid al la e s me g e int o each othe In this case, an o tic
control of the ev luation in the A-scan pr sentation is no long er pos ible
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ac ou t that for a neg tive r fle tion fact or ( Z
2
< Z
1) the phase of the ultrasonic impulse chang es b
1 0° If this is ignor d, a r lative time dela of a half w avelength can oc ur
The pr con ition for ultrasonic impulses with signal ampl tu es sufficiently high for ev luation forming
at the int erfac of two la e s is
— a sufficiently high r fle tion coeff icient or r spe tively dife ent acous ic impedanc s Z, an
— a clearly defined int erse tion betwe n the mat erials
Othe wise, the r fle tions can be ome to low for dete tion This can also oc ur with curved work
pie es whe e, d e t o geometry, not al soun fractions simultaneously r -impinge from the inte fac
on the sensor
Key
T sou d path tr a vel times for la yer 1, 2, 3
E echo for la yer 1, 2, 3
Figure 2 — Example of an A-s an presentation
6 A pparatus and materials
6.1 Ultrasonic fi m thicknes measur ing devic e
A devic with an ultrasonic sensor for sen ing an r c iving ultrasonic impulses and an ev luation u it
for det ermining the f ilm thick es over the time of flght se Figur 1)
NOTE T e ultrasonic sensor used for me suring the f ilm thick es g nerat e ultrasonic signals (longitu inal
waves), which spre d perpen icularly t o the surface of the work piece an the co ting In the s hematic dia ram in
Figure 1, a slant representation of the sou d propa ation was selected only for ilustrating the sou d g neration
An acous ic contact betwe n pro e an t es spe imen with suff icient couplng shal be ena led
Commonly, a l q id (e.g wat er or oi) or a g el couplant is a pled
6.3 Cal bration standar ds
F or che king the fu ction of a measuring devic , a working s an ard shal be used
F or che king the measuring method an for adjus ing the devic prior t o use, a working measur ment
s an ard shal be used; one w hich larg ely cor espon s t o the r spe tive t es o je t t o be measur d
with r g rd t o f ilm thick es , co ting sy st em, subs rat e an thick es es of the la e s
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7.1 Cal bration
Calbrat e the devic in ac ordanc with the man factur r’s information
NOTE Primarily, the time of flight of a signal is me sured with the me suring devices This time of flight can
b checked,if neces ary, with a calibration stan ard with def ined thick es an k own sou d velocity
A djus the devic in ac ordanc with the man factur r’ s information
When adjus ing the ent ering of sou d velocities, it is r commen ed t o use t es spe imens that ar
b sed on the minimum an ma imum film thick es es that would be ex e t ed for the det ermination
of these soun velocities Using the ultrasonic f ilm thick es measuring devic , the time of flght of
the ultrasonic impulse an the sou d velocities, in ac ordanc with F ormula (1), ar det ermined in the
same measuring ar a in w hich the f ilm thicknes was or wi be det ermined with an alt ernative method
The det ermination of the time of fl ght is car ied out r peat edly on each t es spe imen an themean is
taken for each t es spe imen
When sele ting the t es spe imens t o use for the det ermination of the sou d velocity, it should be
conside ed that the thinne the t es spe imens an the lowe the soun p th tra el times, the mor
impr cise the det ermination of the sou d velocity from time of flght an thick es
When calculating, it shal be o se ved that the data ar ent er d in the u it used b the man factur r
of the devic an , aft er a calculation in SI u it , that these ha ebe n conve t ed
7.3 Checking the adjustment
Prior t o r cording the measur ment , aft er turning the devic on, an for alt erations of the co ting
sy st em or subs rat e of the t es o je t, the adjus ment of the measuring devic shal be che ked b
means of a working s an ard
Al the devic set ingsshould alway s be done in ac ordanc with the man factur r’ s information
Aft er the adjus ment, devic set ings that influenc the ultrasonic signals shal not be chang ed When
ex changing the pro e or changing the devic set ings anothe adjus ment shal be car ied out
8 Proc edure ofmeasur ement
Ope at e the devic in ac ordanc with the man factur r’ s information
Ap ly some couplant t o the co ting an measur it f ilm thicknes La the sensor pe pen icularly ont o
the co ting an pr s so that the f ilm of couplant be omes as thin as pos ible K eep the pro e calmly in
the measuring p sition u ti a s a le measuring v lue is displa ed
9 Temperature influenc e during the measurement
Mos of the pro es ar int en ed t o be used betwe n – 20 °C an + 0 °C Howeve , it is r commen ed
t o car y out ultrasonic film thick es measur ment , pr fe a ly in the rang e of common ambient
t empe atur s, in orde t o keep the t es o je t, couplant an pro e at an eq i brium t empe atur
d ring measuring Tempe atur gradient in the dela path of the pro e or in the t es o je t influenc
the measuring r sult d e t o u control a le chang es an fluctuationsof the sou d velocity
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NOT For polymer , the chang s are ty ical y in the rang of 0,1 % to 0,3 % per °C for a ne ative
temperature co ff icient
In orde t o minimiz e rors d e t o t empe atur chang es, cons ant t empe atur con itions should be
o se ved A djus ing an subseq ent measuring shal be car ied out at the same t empe atur In cases
w he e the e ar prolong ed br aks between the measur ment an chang es of the ambient t empe atur
the adjus ment shal be che ked
10 Precision
10.1 General
F or furthe information on the det ermination of pr cision se Annex B
10.2 Repe tabi ity l mit
The r peata i ity lmit r is the v lue below w hich the a solut e dife enc betwe n two t es r sult
(each the mean of thr e v l d det erminations) can be ex e t ed t o le w hen this method is used un e
r peata i ty con itions In this case, the t es r sult ar o tained on identical mat erial b one o e at or
in one la orat ory within a short int erv l of time using the desc ibed t es method The r peata i ty
l mit r in ac ordanc with this spe ification, calculat ed with a pro a i ity of 9 %, cor esp nds t o the
v lues given in Ta les 1and 2
Table 1 — Repe tabi ity l mit (r)for individual test specimens