ASTM C1470-00 - 10.5.2000
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers the thermal property testing of advanced ceramics, to include monolithic ceramics, particulate/whisker-reinforced ceramics, and continuous fiber-reinforced ceramic composites. It is intended to provide guidance and information to users on the special considerations involved in determining the thermal properties of these ceramic materials.

1.2 This guide is based on the use of current ASTM standards for thermal properties where appropriate and on the development of new test standards where necessary.

1.3 It is not the intent of this guide to rigidly specify particular thermal test methods for advanced ceramics. Guidance is provided on how to utilize the most commonly available ASTM thermal test methods, considering their capabilities and limitations.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
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Standard Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Properties Under Steady-State Conditions

IEEE/ASTM SI?10

Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI) (The Modern Metric System)

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Standard Terminology Relating to Thermal Analysis and Rheology (Includes all amendments and changes 9/11/2025).

E1142-25a

Standard Terminology Relating to Thermophysical Properties (Includes all amendments and changes 9/11/2025).

E122-17(2022)

Standard Practice for Calculating Sample Size to Estimate, With Specified Precision, the Average for a Characteristic of a Lot or Process

C372-94(2024)

Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Porcelain Enamel and Glaze Frits and Fired Ceramic Whiteware Products by Dilatometer Method

C351-92b(1999)

Standard Test Method for Mean Specific Heat of Thermal Insulation

E289-25

Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Rigid Solids with Interferometry

E831-25

Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis

C714-23

Standard Guide for Thermal Diffusivity of Carbon and Graphite by Thermal Pulse Method

E1461-13(2022)

Standard Test Method for Thermal Diffusivity by the Flash Method

E408-13(2025)

Standard Test Methods for Total Normal Emittance of Surfaces Using Inspection-Meter Techniques

E423-71(2025)

Standard Test Method for Normal Spectral Emittance at Elevated Temperatures of Nonconducting Specimens

C373-18(2023)

Standard Test Methods for Determination of Water Absorption and Associated Properties by Vacuum Method for Pressed Ceramic Tiles and Glass Tiles and Boil Method for Extruded Ceramic Tiles and Non-tile Fired Ceramic Whiteware Products

C1145-19(2025)e1

Standard Terminology of Advanced Ceramics (Includes all amendments and changes 2/20/2025).

C1300-95(2025)

Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Glaze Frits and Ceramic Whiteware Materials by Interferometric Method

E228-22

Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials With a Push-Rod Dilatometer

D2766-95(2000)

Standard Test Method for Specific Heat of Liquids and Solids

E1269-24

Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

C177-19(2026)

Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus

C182-24

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Insulating Firebrick

C201-24

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Refractories

C202-19(2024)e1

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Refractory Brick (Includes all amendments and changes 8/21/2024).

C408-88(2025)

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Whiteware Ceramics

C518-21

Standard Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus

C767-24

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Carbon Refractories

C1044-24

Standard Practice for Using a Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus or Thin-Heater Apparatus in the Single-Sided Mode

C1045-19(2026)

Standard Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Properties Under Steady-State Conditions

C1113-99

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Refractories by Hot Wire (Platinum Resistance Thermometer Technique)

C1114-06(2019)

Standard Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Thin-Heater Apparatus

C1130-24

Standard Practice for Calibration of Thin Heat Flux Transducers

E1225-25a

Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Solids Using the Guarded-Comparative-Longitudinal Heat Flow Technique (Includes all amendments and changes 9/19/2025).

E1530-25

Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Resistance to Thermal Transmission by the Guarded Heat Flow Meter Technique