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Aluminum Foil — Insulation R Values
2.54 lb/ft³, 70.1 F, 1.25 W/mK
Aluminum Foil (loose) thermal insulation performance data. Shredded aluminum foil. Tabulates tested across 1 mean temperatures from 70.1 to 70.1°F. Performance: thermal conductivity 1.25 to 1.25 W/m·K; R-value per inch 0.116 to 0.116 ft²·°F·hr/BTU/in.
- Date
- 11/1/1949
- Delta T (F)
- 22.59
- Delta X (in)
- 0.9772
- Density (lb/ft3)
- 2.542
- Description
- Shredded Aluminum Foil
- Form
- Loose
- K W Mk (W/mK)
- 1.2464
- Material
- Aluminum Foil
- Mean Temp (F)
- 70.13
- R Value per Inch (ft2hF/BTU/in)
- 0.115716
- Rsi per Inch (m2K/W/in)
- 0.020379
- Standard
- Nist Srd 81 API
- Test Method
- ASTM C 177