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Table 2. Conductivities (k) and Conductances (O' of Building and------- Insulating Materials
These constants are expressed in Blu Per hour per square foot per degree Fahrenheit temperature difference. Conductivities (&) are per inch thickness and conductances (O are for thickness or construction stated, not Per inch thickness.
Material.
Description
Density (Lb per ,Cu Ft)
Mean Temp (Dbg Fabb)
Conductivity
or
Conductance
ft) (O
Resistance-
Per Inch' Thitkness
For Thicknes
Listed'
(!) . (!)
BUILDING BOARDS (Non-Insulating)____
Compressed cement and asbestos sheetsTM.. Corrugated asbestos board--_________ ___ Pressed asbestos mil) board.. Gypsum board--gypsum between layers
of heavy paper:__________________ ____ _ H in. gypsum board......... ...........................
M in* gypsum board,................ ........... ....... Yi in. gypsum board......................................
123 20.4 603
' 623
533
86 110 86
70
90
2.70 037 '
0.48 2.08 034 1.19.
1.41 0.71*
3.73 2.82
2.60
0.27*
035 0.38
(3)
FRAME CONSTRUCTION 1 in. fir sheathingand building paper......... -- 30 .TMTM. 036
COMBINATIONS.....:...-...... 1 in. fir sheathing, building paper ami
yellow pine lap siding.
20 0.50
1 in. fir sheathing, building paper and
stucco............. -..........................................
20
032
Pine lap siding and building paper, siding
.4 in. wide...................................... .......... 16 0.85
Yellow pine lap siding..TM...................TM........
--
1.28
1.16*
2.00*-
132
1.18* 0.78*
MASONRY MATERIALS Brick..... ............................ Damp or wet........... .................... .................
Common yellow clay brick*........ ........-......
.TM
One tier yellow common clay brick, one
tier face brick, approx. 8 in. thick*.......... --
.TM
5.0* 0.20* 43 031
0.77
--
130 (4)
Clat Tile, Hollow...
2 in. Tile, H in.*plaster both sidesTMTMTM...... .4 in. Tile, in* plaster both sides................. 6 in. Tile, Yi in. plaster both sides..... ....... 8 in. TUe, average of 8 types (Walls No.
59,63,64,66,67,90,91,92*)_______ TM... 12 in. Clay tile wall: 8 in. x 5 in. x 12 in.
and 4 in. x 5 in. x 12in...
120.0 127.0 1243
--
__
110 100 105
TM.
__
--
1.00 0.60 0.47
032 ___
036 TM.TM.
1.00 1.67 2.13
. 1.92.
3.84
(4)-S
Sand and gravel aggregate, various ages and mixes...TM..TMTM.TMTM____ __...________
_ _ _11.35 to
0.09 to .
_
1636
0.06
Sand and gravel aggregate..TM.....TM.............. 142 : 75 12.6
0.08
limestone aggregate...._____ ___ ___TMTM.... 132
75 103
0.09 _
Cinder aggregate.TM..-._______________
97 75 4.9
032
Steam treated limestone slag aggregate*.... 74.6 75
237
0.44 ___
Pumice (Mined in California) aggregate*.. 65.0 75
2.42
0.41
Expanded burned day aggregate*.............. 59.9 75
238
0.44
Burned day aggregate----TM_____ __ ___ . 67.1 75 236 TM. 035
Blast furnace dag aggregate
76.0 70 "1.6
0.63
Expanded vermiculite aggregate.... ............ 20
90 0.68
1.47,
Expandedvernriculite aggregate
26.7 90 0.76
132 --
Authorities:
>U. S. Bureau of Standards, tests based on samples submitted by manufacturers.
*A. C. Willard, L. C. Lichty and L. A. Harding, tests conducted at the University of Illinois.
*J. C. Peebles, tests conducted at Armour Institute of Technology, based on samples submitted by
manufacturers.-
t
.
<F. B. Rowley, et al, tests conducted at the University of Minnesota.
A.S.H.V.E. Research Laboratory. .
' E. A. AUcut, tests conducted at the University of Toronto.
See Thermal.Conductivity of Building Materials, by F. B. Rowley and A. B. Algren (University of
Minnesota Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin No. 12).
^
Heat Transmission Through Insulation as Affected'by Orientation of Wall, by F. B. Rowley and C. E. Lund (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 49, 1943, p. 331).
_ The Effect of Convection in Ceiling Insulation, by G. B. Wilkes and L. R. Vianey (A.S.H.V.E. Trans actions, Vol. 49, 1943, p. 196).
'*See A.S.H.V.E. Research Report No. 915---Conductivity of Concrete, by F. C. Houghten and Carl Gutberlet (A.S.H.V.E. Transactions, Vol. 38, 1932, p. 47).
Recommended value. (See Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, by Harding and Willard, revised edition, 1932).
/See BMS13, U. S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.
'Roofing, 0.15 in. thick (1.34 lb per square foot), covered with gravel (0.83 lb pet square foot), combined thickness assumed 0.25.
^Recommended Value for computing heat transmission coefficients. See also Table 3.
Heat' Transmission Coefficients
89
:________-Taele.2. Conductivities (k) and Conductances (C) of Building and Insulating Materials--Continued----------------------------------------------
These constants are expressed in Blu per hour per square foci Per degree Fahrenheit temperature difference. Conductivities (k) ore per inch thickness and conductances (C) ore for thickness or construction stated, not per inch thickness.
Material
masonry materials --(Continued)
Concrete--(Continued)....
Description
Density (Lb per Cu Ft)
Mean Temp
(Dso Fabb)
Conductivity
or
Conductance
(*) (O
Resistance
Per Inch Thickness
For Thickness
Listed
(!) (!)
Expanded vermiculite aggregate................. Expanded vermiculite aggregate................ Concrete plank.............................................. Cellular concrete Cellular concrete Cellular concrete Cellular concrete............................................
35 50 76 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0
0.80 1.10 2k ,1.08
1.44
1.80
2.18
1.16 0.91 0.40 0.04 0.69 0.56 0.46'
(3)
(3) (3> (3) (3)
(3)
(3)
8 In. Concrete Blocks I a I > U tart cancrtM Mckt
8 in. three oval core, sand and gravel aggregate*..................................................
8 in. three oval core, crushed limestone aggregate*................:......... _........__.........
8 in. three oval core, cinder aggregate*..... 8 in. three oval core, burned clay aggre-
134.3 86.2
S in. three oval core,. expanded. blast furnace slag aggregate*.................______
0.86 0.58
1.16 1.73
2.00
2.04
(4)
12 In. Concrete Blocks a 12 U >*.! UT UMWWIH
n s~\
a`- IB-
u u. s.J
12 in. three oval core, sand and gravel aggregate*.;....... ........................... -...........
12 in. three oval core, cinder aggregate*.... 12 in. three oval core, burned clay
aggregate*...............................................
124.9 86.2
1.28 1.88
(4)
Gtpsum...
3 in. solid gypsum partition tile*.___;..TM.. 3 in. three col gypsum partition tile*___ 4 in. three cell gypsum partition tile*...... 87M per cent gypsum, 12H per cent wood
Gypsum plaster--.TMTM.TM.TM..TM...................
mastering materials
Gypsum plaster, *4 in. thick...........
Cement plaster...... Wood, lath and plaster, total thickness
H* Gypsum plaster and expanded vermi-
culite, 4 to 1 mix...... ............................... Insulating plaster 0.9 in. thick applied to
H in- gypsum board________ __ --____
39.9 54.0
HOOFING
Asbestos shinglei
Asphalt, composition or prepared.............. Asphalt shingles......................... ..................
Built-up roofing, bitumen or fdt, gravel or lg surfaced'...................
Slate. Wood shinglei
65.0 70.0 70.0
WOODS
BalsaTM
California redwood, 6 per cent moisture*.. CypressTM.___ _________ Douglas fir, 0 per cent moisture*TM Eastern hemlock, 0 'per cent moisture"..... Long leaf yellow pine, 0 per cent moisture* Mahogany...
20.0 83 73 28.0
28.7 34.0 30.0 40.0 343
See notes on Page 88.
1.66 3.30
0.74 0.60
0.60 0.30
830 8.00
2.50
135 1.67
133 10.00
038 0.38 .033 0.70 0.67 0.67 0.76 036 0.90
0.75 0.10*
1.72 2.63 3.03 1.43 1.49 1.49 132 1.16 1.11
0.93
0.17* 0.15* 0.15*
0.78*