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ASTM C518

Standard Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus

What it measures

Measures thermal conductivity by putting a specimen between a hot and a cold plate and reading the heat flow once it is steady. It is the fast, repeatable way insulation R-values are produced.

Why it matters for a panel envelope

Every R-value quoted for an insulation product traces back to a test like this, and the mean temperature it was run at changes the answer.

Guardian Shield™

Shield™ R-values are published at two mean temperatures, which is why the tables give both a 40 °F and a 75 °F column. A 9¼-inch wall panel is R-38 at 40 °F and R-35 at 75 °F.

Source · 3-Part Specification, 1.3 F.10 and 1.5 E.5 b · Guardian documents

Written by Data Subsystems, for Guardian Structural Technologies. Last updated .

Drafted from Guardian Structural product literature and published building-science sources. Awaiting Guardian technical review. Confirm any figure against the current product documents or ask us before you rely on it in a design.

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