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KIMMCO
Products
Important Terms and Symbols
- Thermal Conductivity
- Thermal Resistance
- Thermal Conductance (C)
- Thermal Resistance (R value calculation)
- Thermal Transmittance (U value calculation)
Thermal Conductivity (K value) of Fiber Glass Products
Standard Compliance
Conversion Factors
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This defines a material's ability to transmit heat, being measured in watts per square metre
of surface area for a temperature gradient of one kelvin (K) per unit thickness of one metre.
It is expressed as: W/m.K
Thermal Resistance (R)
It is both appropriate and convenient to measure insulation materials performance directly
in terms of material's thermal resistance, which is obtained by dividing thickness (T)
expressed in meters by thermal conductivity () expressed in W/m.k:
T
R = ---
It is expressed as m2 .K/W
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1
------------------------------------------ R1 + R2 + R3 + ......Rm
Thickness
in(mm)
Thermal Conductivity
In W / m.K
Thermal Resistance
(m2.K / W)
for 12 kg/m3
for 48 kg/m3
for 12 kg/m3
for 48 kg/m3
0.041
0.041
0.041
0.041
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.610
1.220
1.830
2.440
0.806
1.613
2.419
3.225
25
50
75
100
Thickness
(inch.)
Thermal Conductivity
Thermal Resistance
In (Btu.in / ft2.hF)
for 12
1
2
3
4
kg/m3
ft2.hF / Btu
for 48
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.29
kg/m3
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.22
for 12
kg/m3
for 48 kg/m3
3.448
6.897
10.345
13.793
4.545
9.091
13.636
18.182
RSO
RSI
R1
R2
R3
R4
=
=
=
=
=
=
Imperial System
S.I.
Elements of structure
value
in W / m.K
R value
value in
R value in
in m2.K / W
Btu.in / ft2.hF
ft2.h.F / Btu
0.700
0.033
0.079
1.515
4.85
0.23
0.446
8.559
0.900
0.58
-
0.167
0.026
0.049
0.123
6.24
4.0
-
0.946
0.148
0.278
0.689
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0.510 W / m2 K
U Value
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RSO and RSI depends on some climatic conditions (wind speeds for example) the thermal
exchange ways (from top to bottom, the bottom to the top), if the wall to be insulated is
vertical or horizontal.
Fiberglass Products Characteristics
Thermal Conductivity
The low thermal conductivity of fiberglass products is due to the fact that they consist of
more than 95% air which is trapped and kept stationary by the thin fibers.
The dependencies of Thermal Conductivity of KIMMCO TEL process products on the
mean temperature and density, according to BS 874, ASTM C177, C518 or DIN 52612 are
presented in the tables below.
Mean
Temp
C
10
12
16
18
20
24
30
32
36
0.038
0.036
0.034
0.033
0.032
0.031
0.030
0.030
0.029
10
0.040
0.038
0.036
0.035
0.034
0.032
0.032
0.031
0.030
25
0.044
0.041
0.039
0.038
0.036
0.035
0.034
0.033
0.032
50
0.055
0.048
0.044
0.043
0.041
0.039
0.037
0.037
0.036
75
0.064
0.059
0.051
0.048
0.046
0.043
0.041
0.04
0.039
100
0.074
0.065
0.057
0.053
0.051
0.047
0.045
0.044
0.043
Mean
Temp
C
48
60
64
80
96
100
110
115
120
0.029
0.03
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.031
0.031
10
0.030
0.031
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
0.033
25
0.031
0.032
0.033
0.035
0.035
0.035
0.035
0.035
0.035
50
0.035
0.036
0.037
0.037
0.037
0.037
0.037
0.037
0.037
75
0.037
0.038
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.040
0.040
100
0.041
0.042
0.043
0.043
0.043
0.043
0.043
0.043
0.043
Mean Temp F
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN Btu.in / ft2.hF for the below densities in Lbs / ft3
0.625
0.75
1.125
1.25
1.5
1.875
2.25
32
0.26
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.22
0.21
0.21
0.2
0.2
50
0.28
0.27
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.21
77
0.31
0.29
0.27
0.26
0.25
0.24
0.23
0.23
0.22
122
0.38
0.34
0.31
0.3
0.28
0.27
0.26
0.25
0.25
167
0.45
0.41
0.35
0.34
0.32
0.3
0.28
0.27
0.27
212
0.51
0.45
0.4
0.37
0.36
0.33
0.31
0.3
0.3
Mean Temp F
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN Btu.in / ft2.hF for the below densities in Lbs / ft3
3
3.75
6.25
6.875
7.1875
7.5
32
0.2
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
50
0.21
0.21
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
77
0.22
0.23
0.23
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.24
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0.24
0.24
0.25
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
0.26
167
0.26
0.26
0.27
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
212
0.29
0.29
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
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Thermal Resistance:
Compliance of KIMMCO Products with the following
KIMMCO PRODUCTS
STANDARDS
COMPLIANCE
KBR
KBS
KDI
KDL
KGD
KCL
K450
KLI
KAP
KKL36
American Standards
ASTM
C 165
C 167
C 168
C 177
C 302
C 303
C 335
C 356
C 411
C 423
C 518
C 612 (class 1 to 3)
C 665
C 680
C 1045
C 1071
C 1101/1101M
C 1104/1104M
C 1136 (type 1 & 2)
C 1338
E 84
E 96
E 136
E 336
E 477
E 795
C 871
C 991
C 686
C 585
C 653
C 547 (class 1)
C 553
UL 181
UL 181A
UL 723
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Federal Standards
HH-B-100B (Type I)
HH-I-521F
HH-I-545B
HH-I-558B
British Standards
476 (part 4)
476 (part 6)
476 (part 7)
874
1387
2871
2972
3533
3600
3958 (part 4)
3958 (part 5)
5234
5422
5643
5720
5970
6676 (part 1)
German Standards
DIN 18165
DIN 52612
ISO
161 (part 1)
274
354
4200
8301
8302
8407
8779
8791
Conversion Factors
Reference: ASTM E 380
Length
Area
1 in
1 ft
= 25.4 mm
= 0.3048 m
1 in2
= 645.16 mm2
in2
1 in3
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Volume
Mass
Density
Force
1 ft3
1 UK gallon (liquid)
1 US gallon (liquid)
= 0.0283 mm3
= 4.546 litre
= 3.785 litre
1 ounce (av)
1 gr (grain)
1 lb
= 28.3 (gramme)
= 0.0648 g
= 0.4536 kg
1 lb/ft3 /pcf
= 16.018 kg/m3
1 lbf
= 0.4536 kp
1 lbf
= 0.00445 kN
1 kp
= 0.00981 kN
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F = 9/5 C + 32
Temperature
F = 9/5 (K - 273) + 32
C = K - 273
C = 9/5 (F - 32)
1 perm (grain/ft2 h in Hg)
1 perm
Permeability
Energy
(grain/ft2
h in Hg)
= 0.00021 grammeNh
= 17 gramme mm/m2 h mm Hg
= 0.0007 gramme/m h mm Hg
= 0.000005 m/Nh
= 0.0075 gramme m/Nh
1 m2h mm H2O
= 0.1 m4/Nh
Btu
kcal
JK
kWh
1 Btu =
1 kcal =
1
3.968
.252
1
1.055
4.187
0.00029307
0.001163
1 KJ =
0.9478
3410
0.2398
860
1
3600
0.000278
1
1 kWh =
Heat Flow
= 0.028 gramme/m2 h mm Hg
1 Btu/ft h
= 0.8268 kcal/m
1 Btu/ft h
1 kcal/m h
= 0.9615W/m
= 1.163 W/m
1 Btu/ft2 h
= 2.712 kcal/m2 h
1 Btu/ft2 h
= 3.155 W/m2
1 kcal/m2 h
= 1.163 W/m2
Btu/ft. h.F
Btu in/ft2.h.F
kcal/m.h.K
12
1.4882
1.7307
0.0833
0.672
0.578
1
8.064
6.933
0.124
1
0.860
0.1442
1.163
1
1 Btu/ft.h.F =
Thermal
conductivity
Thermal
conductance
1 Btu in/ft2.h.F =
1 kcal/m.h.K =
1 W/m.K =
1 Btu/ft.h.F =
1 kcal/m.h.K =
1 W/m.K =
1lbf/in2 =
Pressure
W/m.K
Btu/ft2.h.F
kcal/m2.h.K
W/m2.K
1
0.00142
0.00122
4.882
1
0.860
5.678
1.163
1
lbf/in2
lbf/ft2
kp/m2
144
703
51.71
1lbf/ft2 (psf) =
0.00694
4.882
0.04788
0.36
1 kp/m2 =
0.00142
0.2048
0.00981
0.0736
1 kPa= 1 kN/m2 =
0.145
20.556
102
7.50
1 Torr = 1 mm Hg =
0.0193
2.78
13.59
0.133
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