scope:

This document describes two methods for the determination of the specific heat capacity of ceramic matrix composites with continuous reinforcements (1D, 2D, 3D).

Unidirectional (1D), bi-directional (2D) and tridirectional (XD, with 2 < x ≤ 3).

The two methods are:

- method A: drop calorimetry;

- method B: differential scanning calorimetry.

They are applicable from ambient temperature up to a maximum temperature, depending on the method: method A can be used up to 2 250 K, while method B is limited to 1 900 K.

NOTE Method A is limited to the determination of an average value of the specific heat capacity over a given temperature range and can give a larger spread of results.