The present invention relates to a device for visually registering an excess temperature, i.e., a device for registering an excess temperature exceeding at least one threshold, whose operating principle is to change the
microstructure of a heat-sensitive material at a predetermined temperature threshold with an irreversible visual effect, and to a variant of the manufacturing method of this device. The device for visually registering excess temperatures exceeding at least one threshold has a layer structure including: a substrate opaque to at least a portion of visible light, the front surface of which is inscribed with an indication of at least one numerical
threshold temperature; at least one heat-sensitive material opaque to at least a portion of visible light, applied to a separate portion of the substrate, the heat-sensitive material having a
microstructure containing
solid organic particles and voids filled with a
gas phase; and a transparent protective layer partially or completely covering the front surface of the device. In this case, the device has the ability to irreversibly change its appearance upon reaching at least one
threshold temperature indicated thereon, with the
microstructure of the corresponding heat-sensitive material being destroyed, the
solid organic particles fusing, the proportion of voids decreasing, and an increase in transparency accompanied by the appearance of the base color. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method for manufacturing a device for visually detecting temperatures exceeding at least one threshold. The inventions provide improved reliability and reliability of the visual registration of the fact of a temperature exceeding at least one threshold, improved triggering speed of the heat-sensitive material, including the impossibility of returning the heat-sensitive material to its initial state, short-term peak loads of the device's control elements or conditions for emergency operation
modes, as well as improved safety of operation of both the controlled device and the device itself.