OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1982 · 10 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCeramic MaterialsCeramicsHeat TransferCeramic TechnologyFusion Reactor MaterialsThermal DiffusivityThermal Properties Of CeramicsThermal Properties Of MaterialsThermodynamics Of CeramicsSpecific Heat CapacityThermal ConductivityThermal Conductivity MeasurementsThermal Diffusivity In CeramicsThermal Diffusivity MeasurementThermal ExpansionThermal Expansion CoefficientThermal Properties
Specific heat, thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity were measured on Li/sub 2/O, Li/sub 4/SiO/sub 4/, Li/sub 2/ZrO/sub 3/ and LiAlO/sub 2/. Data on these properties were needed for design of an irradiation experiment to be performed on these materials. In general, the specific heat of a ceramic is primarily enrichment-dependent, but the thermal diffusivity and thermal expansion coefficient may be influenced by microstructure. Hence, it will be necessary to duplicate these measurements on the engineering materials finally selected for a particular design.