DickeUntersuchungen

DickeUntersuchungen is a term used in German-language contexts to denote the measurement and analysis of thickness in materials and coatings. It covers procedures to determine the distance between boundaries within a layered structure or the thickness of a single surface layer on a substrate, with applications in manufacturing, materials science, and quality control. Target areas include protective coatings, thin films in electronics, paint layers on objects, metal foils, and composite laminates.

Measurements can be nondestructive or destructive depending on the method and the information required. Nondestructive approaches include ultrasonic time-of-flight, X-ray and neutron radiography and reflectometry, optical profilometry, interferometry, spectroscopic ellipsometry, and terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Destructive approaches include cross-sectional microscopy and material thinning followed by inspection. Measurement accuracy, spatial resolution, and thickness range vary by technique, and results are typically linked to metrological standards through calibration blocks and traceability.

Key considerations for DickeUntersuchungen are surface roughness, substrate geometry, material heterogeneity, and layer interfaces, all of which can influence readings. Reported data often include thickness values, uniformity maps, and uncertainty estimates.

Applications span quality control in coatings and paint shops, semiconductor and display manufacturing, packaging, and research into thin-film properties. The term emphasizes the goal of determining thickness precisely enough to meet specifications, assess performance, and support process optimization.