Specification
ADDITIONAL THERMAL R-VALUES
“R” means resistance to heat flow. The higher the R-value, the
greatertheinsulatingpower.AccordingtotheASHRAEHandbookof
Fundamentals,thereflectivefoilfacingofThermasheath-3contributes
additional R-value to the overall assembly when installed against a
deadairspace.Forexample,ASHRAEassignsa2.77R-valuetoa3/4
inchdead-airspaceagainstareflectivefoilinatypicalwallassembly.
ThisvalueisinadditiontotheR-valueofthepolyisofoam-seeSytem
R-Valuebelow.
Nominal
Thickness
Thermal
R-Value
1
SystemR-Value
Pcs/Bdl
Inches °F•ft
2
•hr/Btu °F•ft
2
•hr/Btu
0.50 3.2 5.97 96
0.75 5.0 7.77 60
1.00 6.0 8.77 48
1.25 7.8 10.57 38
1.50 9.6 12.37 32
1.55 10.0 12.77 30
1.75 11.4 14.17 27
2.00 13.1 15.87 24
2.25 14.9 17.67 21
2.30 15.3 18.07 20
2.50 16.7 19.47 19
2.75 18.5 21.27 17
3.00 20.3 23.07 16
3.25 22.1 24.87 14
3.50 23.9 26.67 13
3.75 25.7 28.47 12
4.00 27.4 30.17 12
4.25 29.2 31.97 11
4.50 31.0 33.77 10
1
ThermalvaluesaredeterminedbyusingASTMC518testmethodat75°Fmean
temperatureonmaterialconditionedaccordingtoPIMATechnicalBulletinNo.101.
Thermasheath-3isshippedinbundlesthatareapproximately48inch
highandwrappedinplasticforeasyhandling.Visitwww.rmax.com for
a complete list of thicknesses and packaging information.
Thermasheath-3
Doing one thing well
in so many ways...
RmaxisaU.S.owned
company that only
manufactures polyiso
insulation. Thermasheath-3
ismanufacturedintheU.S.
and is offered through
anextensivedistribution
network.Itisavailablein
standard four foot wide
panels, with standard panel
lengths of eight or nine feet.
Customlengthsareavailable
for special orders. Contact
RmaxSalesatyourregional
CustomerServiceCenter
forproductavailability,
pricing information, and your
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2015-08