ASTM E458-08(2015)
Standard Test Method for Heat of Ablation

Standard No.
ASTM E458-08(2015)
Release Date
2008
Published By
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Status
Replace By
ASTM E458-08(2020)
Latest
ASTM E458-08(2020)
Scope

4.1 General—The heat of ablation provides a measure of the ability of a material to serve as a heat protection element in a severe thermal environment. The parameter is a function of both the material and the environment to which it is subjected. It is therefore required that laboratory measurements of heat of ablation simulate the service environment as closely as possible. Some of the parameters affecting the heat of ablation are pressure, gas composition, heat transfer rate, mode of heat transfer, and gas enthalpy. As laboratory duplication of all parameters is usually difficult, the user of the data should consider the differences between the service and the test environments. Screening tests of various materials under simulated use conditions may be quite valuable even if all the service environmental parameters are not available. These tests are useful in material selection studies, materials development work, and many other areas.

4.2 Steady-State Conditions—The nature of the definition of heat of ablation requires steady-state conditions. Variances from steady-state may be required in certain circumstances; however, it must be realized that transient phenomena make the values obtained functions of the test duration and therefore make material comparisons difficult.

4.2.1 Temperature Requirements—In a steady-state condition, the temperature propagation into the material will move at the same velocity as the gas-ablation surface interface. A constant distance is maintained between the ablation surface and the isotherm representing the temperature front. Under steady-state ablation the mass loss and length change are linearly related.

Equation E0458-08R15_7

where:

t   =   test time, s,
ρo   =   virgin material density, kg/m3,
δL   =   change in length or ablation depth, m,
ρc   =   char density, kg/m3, and
δc   =   char depth, m.
This relationship may be used to verify the existence of steady-state ablation in the tests of charring ablators.

4.2.2 Exposure Time Requirements—The exposure time required to achieve steady-state may be determined experimentally by the use of multiple models by plotting the total mass loss as a function of the exposure time. The point at which the curve departs significantly fro......

ASTM E458-08(2015) Referenced Document

  • ASTM E285 Standard Test Method for Oxyacetylene Ablation Testing of Thermal Insulation Materials
  • ASTM E422 Standard Test Method for Measuring Heat Flux Using a Water-Cooled Calorimeter
  • ASTM E457 Standard Test Method for Measuring Heat-Transfer Rate Using a Thermal Capacitance (Slug) Calorimeter
  • ASTM E459 Standard Test Method for Measuring Heat Transfer Rate Using a Thin-Skin Calorimeter
  • ASTM E511 Standard Test Method for Measuring Heat Flux Using a Copper-Constantan Circular Foil, Heat-Flux Gage
  • ASTM E617 Standard Specification for Laboratory Weights And Precision Mass Standards

ASTM E458-08(2015) history

Standard Test Method for Heat of Ablation


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