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Material κ (W m-1 K-1) comments
Silver 422 room T metals feel cold
Copper 391 great for pulling away heat
Gold 295
Aluminum 205
Stainless Steel 10–25 why cookware uses S.S.
Glass, Concrete,Wood 0.5–3 buildings
Many Plastics ~0.4 room T plastics feel warm
G-10 fiberglass 0.29 strongest insulator choice
Stagnant Air 0.024 but usually moving…
Styrofoam 0.01–0.03 can be better than air!
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• Note that these examples use the non-SI definition and are per inch. Vacuum insulated panel has the highest R-value of (approximately 45 in English units) for flat, Aerogel has the next highest R-value 10, followed by isocyanurate and phenolic foam insulations with, 8.3 and 7, respectively. They are followed closely by polyurethane and polystyrene insulation at roughly R–6 and R–5. Loose cellulose, fiberglass both blown and in batts, and rock wool both blown and in batts all possess an R-value of roughly 3. Straw bales perform at about R–1.45. Snow is roughly R–1.
• Absolutely still air has an R-value of about 5 but this has little practical use: Spaces of one centimeter or greater will allow air to circulate, convecting heat and greatly reducing the insulating value to roughly R–1
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