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Thermal Conductivity (Solid)

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Test ID

T-102

Description

The K-System II is used to measure the thermal conductivity of the material at a single point in the solid state. The material is heated in the K-System barrel until it is molten. A probe is inserted into the material and a static load is applied to ensure contact between the probe and the material. The material is cooled to 30°C or alternate desired temperature; the system determines the thermal conductivity at that temperature by measuring the temperature gradient after a voltage is applied to the probe.

Options

For materials that cannot be melted prior to testing, please select [T-107] or

Standards

• ASTM D5930

Data

Thermal Conductivity v. Temperature. This data appears in Matereality as Thermal Conductivity.

Replicates

Number of times this test is repeated: 1

Samples

0.2 kg of pellets [details]

Application

Thermal conductivity is used in heat transfer calculations and for injection-molding and thermoforming and blow-simulations.