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TYPICAL PROPERTIES AT 300 K
DESCRIPTION/COMPOSITION DENSITY, p (kg/m3) THERMAL SPECIFIC HEAT, cp

CONDUCTIVITY, k (W/m x (J/kg x K)

K)
Building Boards
1,920 0.58 -
Asbestos-cement board
800 0.17 -
Gypsum or plaster board
545 0.12 1,215
Plywood
290 0.055 1,300
Sheathing, regular density
290 0.058 1,340
Acoustic tile
640 0.094 1,170
Hardboard, siding
1,010 0.15 1,380
Hardboard, high density
590 0.078 1,300
Particle board, low density
1,000 0.170 1,300
Particle board, high density
Woods
720 0.16 1,255
Hardwoods (oak, maple)

510 0.12 1,380

Softwoods (fir, pine)

     
Masonry Materials
1,860 0.72 780
Cement mortar
1,920 0.72 835
Brick, common
2,083 1.3 -
Brick, face
Clay tile, hollow
- 0.52 -
1 cell deep, 10 cm thick
- 0.69 -
3 cells deep, 30 cm thick

Concrete block, 3 oval cores

- 1.0 -
Sand/gravel, 20 cm thick
- 0.67 -
Cinder aggregate, 20 cm thick

     
Concrete block, rectangular core
- 1.1 -
2 cores, 20 cm thick, 16 kg
- 0.60 -
Same with filled cores
Plastering Materials

1,860 0.72 -
Cement plaster, sand aggregate
1,680 0.22 1,085
Gypsum plaster, sand aggregate

720 0.25 -
Gypsum plaster, vermiculite aggregate

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