Thermal Conductivity
Post date: Aug 12, 2019 8:47:53 AM
DESCRIPTION/COMPOSITION
Asbestos-cement board
Gypsum or plaster board
Plywood
Sheathing, regular density
Acoustic tile
Hardboard, siding
Hardboard, high density
Particle board, low density
Particle board, high density
Hardwoods (oak, maple)
Softwoods (fir, pine)
Masonry Materials
Cement mortar
Brick, common
Brick, face
1 cell deep, 10 cm thick
3 cells deep, 30 cm thick
Sand/gravel, 20 cm thick
Cinder aggregate, 20 cm thick
Concrete block, rectangular core
2 cores, 20 cm thick, 16 kg
Same with filled cores
Cement plaster, sand aggregate
Gypsum plaster, sand aggregate
Gypsum plaster, vermiculite aggregate
TYPICAL PROPERTIES AT 300 K
DENSITY, p (kg/m3)
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, k (W/m x K)
SPECIFIC HEAT, cp
(J/kg x K)
Building Boards
1,920
800
545
290
290
640
1,010
590
1,000
0.58
0.17
0.12
0.055
0.058
0.094
0.15
0.078
0.170
-
-
1,215
1,300
1,340
1,170
1,380
1,300
1,300
Woods
720
510
1,860
1,920
2,083
0.16
0.12
0.72
0.72
1.3
1,255
1,380
780
835
-
Clay tile, hollow
-
-
0.52
0.69
-
-
Concrete block, 3 oval cores
-
-
-
-
1.0
0.67
1.1
0.60
-
-
-
-
Plastering Materials
1,860
1,680
720
0.72
0.22
0.25
-
1,085
-