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    This document provides a reference table of U-values for various building materials. The U-value is a measure of heat transfer through a material, with a lower U-value indicating less heat transfer. The table lists common building materials used for walls, roofs, doors, floors, windows and their corresponding U-values. Materials with insulation have lower U-values than those without.

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    This document provides a reference table of U-values for various building materials. The U-value is a measure of heat transfer through a material, with a lower U-value indicating less heat transfer. The table lists common building materials used for walls, roofs, doors, floors, windows and their corresponding U-values. Materials with insulation have lower U-values than those without.

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    Heat Transfer Coefficients of Some Common Building Materials

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    This document provides a reference table of U-values for various building materials. The U-value is a measure of heat transfer through a material, with a lower U-value indicating less heat transfer. The table lists common building materials used for walls, roofs, doors, floors, windows and their corresponding U-values. Materials with insulation have lower U-values than those without.

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    "U" Value Reference Table

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    Reference Table for "U" Values "U" Value is the coefficient of transmission, i.e., the transmission of heat through the materials, which compose the building's "envelope," or outer shell. "U" Value has an inverse relationship to "R" Value. For example, a building with material with an "R" Value of R-11 converts to an "U" Value of 0.09 ( 1/R or 1/11 = 0.09). The following is a table of common materials and their corresponding "U" Value.
    Go back to Heat Loss Calculation.

    Walls
    Material Flat Metal Description 0" Fiberglass Insulation 1" Fiberglass Insulation 2" Fiberglass Insulation 3" Fiberglass Insulation 4" Fiberglass Insulation 6" Fiberglass Insulation 8" Fiberglass Insulation 12" Fiberglass Insulation 8" Brick 12" Brick 16" Brick 8" Conic Block, Solid 12" Conic Block, Solid 4" Conic Block, Hollow 8" Conic Block, Hollow 12" Conic Block, Hollow 2" Thick 4" Thick 6" Thick 8" Thick 10" Thick 12" Thick 2" Thick "U" Factor 1.20 0.22 0.12 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.041 0.027 0.41 0.31 0.25 0.39 0.36 0.51 0.39 0.37 0.99 0.86 0.75 0.67 0.61 0..55 0.62

    Masonry

    Poured Concrete (140 lb. / ft3)

    Poured Concrete

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    "U" Value Reference Table

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    (80 lb. / ft.3)

    4" Thick 6" Thick 8" Thick 10" Thick 12" Thick Go back to Heat Loss Calculation. Doors

    0.42 0.31 0.25 0.21 0.18

    Material Steel

    Description No Fiberglas Insulation Insulated 1" Thick Go back to Heat Loss Calculation. Roofs

    "U" Factor 1.20 0.65 0.64

    Wood

    Material Flat Metal - Roof

    Description 0" Fiberglass Insulation 1" Fiberglass Insulation 2" Fiberglass Insulation 3" Fiberglass Insulation 4" Fiberglass Insulation 6" Fiberglass Insulation 8" Fiberglass Insulation 12" Fiberglass Insulation 0" Fiberglass Insulation 1" Fiberglass Insulation 2" Fiberglass Insulation 3" Fiberglass Insulation 4" Fiberglass Insulation 6" Fiberglass Insulation 8" Fiberglass Insulation 12" Fiberglass Insulation 2" Thick 3" Thick

    "U" Factor 0.90 0.26 0.16 0.11 0.071 0.05 0.039 0.027 0.48 0.21 0.12 0.10 0.075 0.052 0.04 0.027 0.30 0.23

    Wood - Roof

    Concrete Deck - Roof

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    4" Thick Sky Lights Single Wall Double Wall Go back to Heat Loss Calculation. Floors - Exterior Exposure Material Description Floor - Exterior exposure Insulated Un-Insulated Go back to Heat Loss Calculation. Windows Description Single Pane Double Pane

    0.18 1.15 0.70

    "U" Factor 0.55 0.81

    Material Glass

    "U" Factor 1.22 0.70 1.09

    Fiberglass Panels Go back to Heat Loss Calculation.

    Cold Mass Specific Gravity Material Specific Gravity Steel 0.12 Aluminum 0.23 Copper 0.09 Cast Iron 0.11 Cement 0.19 Concrete (140# / ft3) 0.16 Sand & Stone 0.19 Glass 0.16 Rubber 0.48 Wood 0.50 Go back to Heat Loss Calculation.

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    4/3/2011

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