Table 11:
Material and thermal properties of carbon and silicon-based ablators.
Material
Material type
Density (
𝜌
) (kg/
m
3
)
Thermal conductivity (
𝜅
) (watt/m-
∘
k
)
Specific heat (
𝐶
𝑝
) (J/kg
-
∘
k
)
ATJ
Carbon-based
1729.2
1179.69
711.76
Avcoat-5026-39
Silicon based
512.6
25.00
1110.0
RCC
Reusable CC
1650.2
120.0
1312.0