This part of ISO 8894 describes the hot-wire methods (“cross-array” and “resistance thermometer”) for the
determination of the thermal conductivity of non-carbonaceous, dielectric refractory products and materials.
This methods are applicable to dense and insulating refractories (shaped products, refractory castables,
plastic refractories, ramming mixes, powdered or granular materials) with thermal conductivity values less
than 1,5 W/m?K (“cross-array”) and less than 15 W/m?K (“resistance thermometer”) and thermal diffusivity
values less than 5 × 10m/s.
Thermal conductivity values can be determined at a room temperature up to 1 250 °C. The maximum
temperature (1 250 °C) can be reduced by the maximum service limit temperature of the refractory, or by the
temperature at which the refractory is no longer dielectric.
BS EN ISO 8894-1:2010 history
2010BS EN ISO 8894-1:2010 Refractory materials - Determination of thermal conductivity - Hot-wire methods (cross-array and resistance thermometer)
1998BS EN 993-14:1998 Methods of test for dense shaped refractory products - Determination of thermal conductivity by the hot-wire (cross-array) method