Material properties

Volume properties

Material Density
kg/m³
Volumetric Heat Capacity
kJ/m³.K
Thermal Conductivity
W/m.K
Brick 1700 1360 0.8
Concrete 2400 2000 0.5
Block 600 600 0.15
Plaster 1300 1300 0.2
Wood (pine) 400 780 0.15
Mineral fibre 25 25 0.04
Glass 2600 1740 0.96
Air (constant pressure) 1.2 1.2
Sand 1500

Water 1000

Lead 11340

Iron/steel 7850

Aluminium 2700

Plasterboard 620

Block - medium density 1350-1600

Block - high density 1850-2300

Block - aircrete 400-900

Brick - concrete 1900-2100

Acoustic plasterboard 770

Mortar - cement 2200

Area properties

Material Thickness mm Density kg/m² Area Heat Capacity
kJ/m².K
Thermal Conductance
W/m².K
Plasterboard 12.5

13.3
Polystyrene 50.0

0.6
Brick 100.0
136.0 8.0
Block 100.0
60.0 1.5
Wood 25.0
19.5 6.0
Plaster 12.5
16.3 16.0
Plaster 9.0
11.7 22.2
Plaster 5.0
6.5 40.0
Mineral fibre 300.0
7.5 0.1