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Insulation Values

The document defines and explains key thermal properties: thermal conductivity (K-value), thermal conductance (C-value), thermal resistance (R-value), and thermal transmittance (U-value). It provides the units and formulas for calculating each value.

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Insulation Values

The document defines and explains key thermal properties: thermal conductivity (K-value), thermal conductance (C-value), thermal resistance (R-value), and thermal transmittance (U-value). It provides the units and formulas for calculating each value.

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ASTM Standard C168

K Value - Thermal Conductivity:

• A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat. Given two surfaces on either side of the
material with a temperature difference between them, the thermal conductivity is the heat energy
transferred per unit time and per unit surface area, divided by the temperature difference.

• Thermal conductivity is the time rate of steady state heat flow through a unit area of homogeneous
material induced by a unit temperature gradient in a direction perpendicular to that unit area.

• K-value generally does not depend on thickness

• Unit is W/m.K
L – Thickness of the specimen (m).
T – Temperature (K)
q – Heat Flow Rate (W/m2)

C Value - Thermal Conductance:

• Thermal conductance is the time rate of steady state heat flow through a unit area of a material or
construction induced by a unit temperature between body surfaces.

• C-value depends on the thickness of the material;

• Unit is W/m2.K

C-Value = K-value / thickness

R Value - Thermal resistance:

• Thermal resistance is the temperature difference, at steady stage, between two defined surfaces
of a material or construction that induces a unit heat flow rate through a unit area.

• Unit is K.m2/W

R-value = 1 / C-value
R-Value = thickness / K-value

U Value - Thermal transmittance:

• Thermal transmittance is the rate of transfer of heat through matter. The thermal transmittance of
a material (such as insulation or concrete) or an assembly (such as a wall or window) is expressed
as a U-value

• Btu/(hr)(ft2)(°F)

• Unit is W/m2.K

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