plasterboard · 20mm
R 0.11
U 3.557 W/m²·K
plasterboard, 20 mm — R 0.11
20 mm divided by a conductivity of 0.18 gives an R-value of 0.11. The U-value is 3.557, so a square metre leaks 71.15 W across a 20-degree difference.
Standards it meets
Not up to any of them yet
- Material
- plasterboard
- Thickness
- 20 mm
- Thermal conductivity
- 0.18 W/m·K
- Thermal resistance
- 0.11 m²·K/W
- U-value
- 3.557 W/m²·K
- Heat lost per square metre
- 71.15 W
- As concrete
- 0.18 m
Thickness for the same performance
This is the number that shows what insulation is worth. Matching 100 mm of XPS with concrete alone would take 5.7 metres of it. No one builds a wall like that — which is why a concrete building only gets warm once a thin layer of insulation is added.
- vacuum panel1 mm
- phenolic foam2 mm
- rigid polyurethane3 mm
- extruded polystyrene3 mm
- graphite EPS3 mm
- white EPS4 mm
- glass wool4 mm
- mineral wool4 mm
- cellulose5 mm
- timber14 mm
- concrete178 mm
Nearby cells
Same material, other thicknesses
Same thickness, other materials
How to read this
- Thermal resistance is the thickness in metres divided by the conductivity. Bigger is better.
- The U-value adds 0.17 of surface resistance and then flips the total. Smaller is better.
- Resistances add across layers, so a whole wall is the sum of its parts.
- Conductivity varies by product; the values here are typical for the material.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is the R-value of 20 mm of plasterboard?
0.11 — 20 mm in metres divided by a conductivity of 0.18.
Q. And the U-value?
3.557. That is 0.28 — the resistance plus 0.17 of surface — turned upside down, and a square metre leaks 71.15 W across 20 degrees.
Q. How much concrete would match it?
0.18 metres.
Q. Which standards does it meet?
At 3.557 it does not clear any of them yet.