Aug 13 2002
Mass produced house bricks are generally manufactured in one of two ways:
• Extrusion
• Pressing
Provided below are the thermal conductivity data for house bricks manufactured using these techniques.
Table 1. Thermal resistance and thermal conductivity data for extruded house bricks (230x110x76mm)
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2.4
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0.330
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0.33
|
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2.6
|
0.282
|
0.39
|
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2.8
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0.244
|
0.45
|
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3.0
|
0.216
|
0.51
|
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3.2
|
0.188
|
0.59
|
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3.4
|
0.164
|
0.67
|
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3.6
|
0.144
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0.76
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3.8
|
0.127
|
0.87
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4.0
|
0.112
|
0.98
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Table 2. Thermal resistance and thermal conductivity data for pressed house bricks (230x110x76mm)
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3.8
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0.127
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0.87
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4.0
|
0.112
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0.98
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4.2
|
0.100
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1.10
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Please note that data may vary between suppliers. The supplied data related to bricks manufactures by Austral Brick and the sizes (in most cases) are standard brick sizes for Australia.