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R-400 — Wax

Material Id
Wax
Record Id
400
Date
12/21/1944
Delta T (F)
14.51
Delta X (in)
0.8605
Density (lb/ft3)
56.18
Description
Cast at 97 °C in 8X8X1 mold, Surfaces smoothed, Spacer Blocks
Form
Slab
K W Mk (W/mK)
1.8605
Material
Wax
Mean Temp (F)
73.57
R Value per Inch (ft2hF/BTU/in)
0.077521
Rsi per Inch (m2K/W/in)
0.013652
Standard
Nist Srd 81 API
Trade Name
Paraffin

Source: NIST SRD 81 API

wax — record id 400 · rsi per inch 0.0136522 m2K/W/in · r value per inch 0.077521 ft2hF/BTU/in · delta x 0.8605 in · k w mk 1.8605 W/mK | Insulation R Values | Engineering Database