The Thermography and Thermophysical Properties User Center (TTPUC) is one of six user centers in the High Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML). Located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the HTML is part of the Metals and Ceramics Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The TTPUC determines such thermophysical properties as thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, specific heat, and thermal expansion and also characterizes thermal stability, high-temperature reactions and compatibility, and high-temperature oxidation and corrosion properties. Among the processes used are ThermoSonix and hyperspectral inquiry. Materials studied include metals, ceramics, superalloys, glasses, sand, paper, thermal barrier coatings, carbon materials, carbon composites, ceramic composites, metal matrix composites, and thick and thin films.

In addition, high-performance infrared (IR) cameras are used in various thermography applications, including mapping temperatures and properties, monitoring processes, and nondestructively evaluating materials and structures. The thermography capability is portable and may be used for off-site user projects.

Thermography and Thermophysical Properties User Center Fact Sheet (pdf)

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