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Table 1 Thermal properties of different building materials, anormal emissivity of glass at 50 °C.

From: Impact of solar radiation and environmental temperature on Art Nouveau glass windows

Material

Thermal conductivity (W/m K)

Heat capacity at 25 °C (J/g K)

Air

0.026

 

Brick (dry)

0.04

 

Glass (borosilicate flint glass)

0.85

1.129a

Glass (heavy flint glass)

0.60–0.65

0.883a

Glass (soda-lime silicate)

0.95

1.131a

Iron (commercial)

76

0.449

Lead

35.3

0.130

Tin

66.6

0.227

Wood (pine in parallel axe)

0.26