The invention discloses a
temperature gradient optimization method for a high-temperature
confocal microscope sample, and belongs to the technical field of metallurgical materials. The invention provides an
improved method capable of accurately measuring, quantitatively evaluating and effectively reducing the
temperature gradient aiming at the
temperature gradient problem of a high-temperature
laser confocal microscope sample in the heating process. The method comprises the following specific steps:
processing a sample into a cylinder,
polishing,
welding a calibration
thermocouple on the upper surface of the sample, and placing in a
crucible; high-purity
argon is filled for protection in a three-extraction and three-
discharge mode; heating according to a set heat
treatment system, collecting temperature data of a
thermocouple welded on the upper surface of the sample and a
temperature control thermocouple in the furnace at the same time in a heat preservation stage, and calculating a
temperature difference value and a temperature gradient; adjusting the height of the sample, repeating the test, establishing a corresponding relation between the height and the temperature gradient, and selecting the height of the sample with the minimum temperature gradient as an optimized size. Through a
simple mode of adjusting the height of the sample, the temperature gradient of the upper surface and the lower surface of the sample is effectively reduced, it is ensured that the sample is in a uniform temperature state in the heating and cooling process, the oxidation problem caused by traditional
slow heating or long-time heat preservation is avoided, and reliable
test data are provided for in-situ research of the material
microstructure.