1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the laboratory measurement of heat transfer through a specimen under controlled air temperature, air velocity, and thermal radiation conditions established in a metering chamber on one side and in a climatic chamber on the other side.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

C168 Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulation

C177 Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus

C236 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of a Guarded Hot Box

C518 Test Method for Steady-State Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Heat Flow Meter Apparatus

C739 Specification for Cellulosic Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation

C764 Specification for Mineral Fiber Loose-Fill Thermal Insulation

C870 Practice for Conditioning of Thermal Insulating Materials

C976 Test Method for Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of a Calibrated Hot Box

C1045 Practice for Calculating Thermal Transmission Properties Under Steady-State Conditions

C1058 Practice for Selecting Temperatures for Evaluating and Reporting Thermal Properties of Thermal Insulation

C1130 Practice for Calibrating Thin Heat Flux Transducers

C1199 Test Method for Measuring the Steady-State Thermal Transmittance of Fenestration Systems Using Hot Box Methods

C1224 Specification for Reflective Insulation for Building Applications

C1371 Test Method for Determination of Emittance of Materials Near Room Temperature Using Portable Emissometers

C1373 Practice for Determination of Thermal Resistance of Attic Insulation Systems Under Simulated Winter Conditions

E230 Specification and Temperature-Electromotive Force (EMF) Tables for Standardized Thermocouples

E903 Test Method for Solar Absorptance, Reflectance, and Transmittance of Materials Using Integrating Spheres

E1423 Practice for Determining Steady State Thermal Transmittance of Fenestration Systems

E1424 Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure and Temperature Differences Across the Specimen

Other Documents

Keywords

building assemblies; building materials; hot box; test method; thermal properties; thermal resistance: Building materials/applications; Flanking sound transmission/analysis; Heat transfer; Hot plate/box methods; Metering box heat loss; Metering wall transducer output; Thermal performance; Thermal resistance/resistivity;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 91.120.10 (Thermal insulation of buildings)

DOI: 10.1520/C1363-97

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