1、Designation: C714 05 (Reapproved 2010)An American National StandardStandard Test Method forThermal Diffusivity of Carbon and Graphite by ThermalPulse Method1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C714; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adopti
2、on or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of the thermaldiffusivity of car
3、bons and graphite to 65 % at temperatures upto 500C. It requires only a small easily fabricated specimen.Thermal diffusivity values in the range from 0.04 to 2.0 cm2/sare readily measurable by this test method; however, for thereason outlined in Section 5, for materials outside this rangethis test m
4、ethod may require modification.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitatio
5、ns prior to use.2. Summary of Test Method2.1 A high-intensity short-duration thermal pulse from aflash lamp is absorbed on the front surface of a specimen; andthe rear surface temperature change as a function of time isobserved on an oscilloscope. The pulse raises the averagetemperature of the speci
6、men only a few degrees above itsinitial value. The ambient temperature of the specimen iscontrolled by a furnace or cryostat. Thermal diffusivity iscalculated from the specimen thickness and the time requiredfor the temperature of the back surface to rise to one half of itsmaximum value (1).22.2 The
7、 critical factors in this test method are:2.2.1 t/t12 must be 0.02 or less. t is the pulse time as definedin Fig. 1 and t12 is the time for the rear surface temperature torise to one half of its maximum value (see Fig. 2).2.2.2 Heat losses from the specimen via radiation, convec-tion, or conduction
8、to the specimen holder must be small.Whether or not this condition is violated can be determinedexperimentally from the oscilloscope trace, an example ofwhich is shown in Fig. 2.IfD T (10 t12 )/D T (t12 ) 1.98, theheat losses are assumed to be zero.2.2.3 The oscilloscope trace must be such that DTma
9、x, D T(10 t12 ), and t12 can be determined to 62%.2.2.4 The other conditions are less critical, and the experi-menter is left to his discretion.3. Significance and Use3.1 Thermal diffusivity is an important property required forsuch purposes as design applications under transient heat flowconditions
10、, determination of safe operating temperature, pro-cess control, and quality assurance.3.2 The flash method is used to measure values of thermaldiffusivity (a) of a wide range of solid materials. It isparticularly advantageous because of the simple specimengeometry, small specimen size requirements,
11、 rapidity of mea-surement, and ease of handling materials having a wide rangeof thermal diffusivity values over a large temperature rangewith a single apparatus. The short measurement times involvedreduce the chances of contamination and change of specimenproperties due to exposure to high temperatu
12、re environments.3.3 Thermal diffusivity results in many cases can be com-bined with values for specific heat (Cp) and density (r) andused to derive thermal conductivity (l) from the relation l =aCpr.3.4 This test method can be used to characterize graphite fordesign purposes.4. Apparatus4.1 The esse
13、ntial features of the apparatus are shown in Fig.3. The window may be any material that is transparent to theflash source. The specimen holder should be a ceramic or othermaterial whose thermal conductivity is low relative to that ofthe sample.4.2 Thermocouple, used to monitor the transient tempera-
14、ture response of the rear surface of the specimen. The wire endsshould be prepared to minimize heat losses from the specimento the thermocouple wires (that is, by grinding to points orclipping) and attached in a manner that prevents penetrationinto the specimen. They are separated by about 1 mm so t
15、hatthe electrical circuit of the thermocouple is completed throughthe specimen.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D02 onPetroleum Products and Lubricants and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeD02.F0 on Manufactured Carbon and Graphite Products.Current edition app
16、roved May 1, 2010. Published May 2010. Originallyapproved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C71405. DOI:10.1520/C0714-05R10.2The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to the list of references at the end ofthis test method.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box
17、 C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.4.3 Oscilloscope, with calibrated sweep speeds that can bevaried from 0.1 ms/cm to 0.5 s/cm or more. The verticalamplifier section of the oscilloscope should have a frequencyresponse in the range from 0.06 to 10 kHz to be perfectlyinsensitive to
18、 frequency in the range of interest described inSection 5. A minimum vertical deflection sensitivity of 1 C/cmis recommended. The cathode-ray tube should have a usableviewing area of at least 40 by 100 mm. A camera is used toFIG. 1 Flash Tube ResponseFIG. 2 Example of Oscilloscope Trace Showing Para
19、meters Used to Calculate Thermal DiffusivityC714 05 (2010)2photograph the oscilloscope trace. Alternatively, a digitaloscilloscope connected to a digital recording device may beused.4.4 Flash TubeThe experimenter has considerable lati-tude in his choice of flash tube. A typical 1000-J unit raises th
20、especimen temperature from 1 to 3C. The power supply forsuch a unit might consist of a 125-F capacitor bank charged to4000 V; discharge time would be about 1 ms. Either an externaltrigger device or a delayed trigger pulse from the oscilloscopemay be used to fire the flash tube.5. Test Specimen5.1 Th
21、e specimen shall be a circular disk, 2 to 4 mm thickand 6 to 12 mm in diameter; however, several things must beconsidered in choosing specimen dimensions. The diameter isfairly arbitrary except that it must not be too large relative tothe flash source because the front surface of the specimen mustbe
22、 illuminated uniformly and, therefore, heated uniformly.Specimen thickness must be selected so that t/t12 1.98 and sufficiently small pulse width (t/t12 0.139.8.2 Where heat losses from the sample are significant orwhere the duration of the thermal pulse is not sufficiently short,techniques have bee
23、n developed for applying the necessarycorrections (2,3,4,5).9. Report9.1 The report shall include the following:9.1.1 Thermal pulse source,9.1.2 Method of calculation,9.1.3 Identification and previous history of the test speci-men,9.1.4 Ambient temperature of the specimen,9.1.5 Calculated value of t
24、hermal diffusivity, and9.1.6 Density of the specimen.10. Keywords10.1 carbon; graphite; thermal conductivity; thermal diffu-sivityFIG. 3 Schematic Diagram of ApparatusC714 05 (2010)3REFERENCES(1) Parker, W. J., Jenkins, R. J., Butler, C. P., and Abbott, G. L., “FlashMethod of Determining Thermal Dif
25、fusivity, Heat Capacity, andThermal Conductivity,” Journal of Applied Physics, JAPIA, Vol 32,1961, p. 1679.(2) Taylor, R. E. and Cape, J. A., “Finite Pulse-Time Effects in the FlashDiffusivity Technique,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol 5, No. 10, 1964,p. 212.(3) Cowan, R. D., “Pulse Method of Measurin
26、g Thermal Diffusivity atHigh Temperatures,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol 34, 1963, p.926.(4) Cape, J. A. and Lehman, G. W., “Temperature and Pulse-Time Effectsin the Flash Method for Measuring Thermal Diffusivity,” Journal ofApplied Physics, Vol 34, 1963, p. 1909.(5) Larson, K. B. and Koyama, K.,
27、 “Correction for Finite-Pulse TimeEffects in Very Thin Samples Using the Flash Method of MeasuringThermal Diffusivity,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol 38, 1967, p.465.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin t
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