Experimental Heat Transfer, Vol.8, No.1, 57-71, 1995
MEASURING AND MODELING THE THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF POROUS ALPHA-2 TITANIUM ALUMINIDE COMPACTS
Thermophysical properties (thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and specific heat) of porous alpha-two titanium aluminide compacts are measured by a laser flash measurement technique. The experimentally measured properties are compared with some of the available models in the relative density range 0.7 to 1.0. Thermal property data available in the literature for porous stainless steel, brass, and beryllium oxide compacts are also compared with the models. Some of the limitations of the existing models to predict the thermal properties as a function of relative density (or porosity) are discussed.