Determination of Material Properties for Hygrothermal Calculation with WUFI®

Material Property Needed Procedure

- Insulation Materials: EN 1602.
- Mortar and Plaster: EN 1015-10.
Bulk Density Always - Bricks: EN 772-4.
- Others, depending on type of
building material.

- Determination of the true density with the

helium pycnometer. Bulk density see
Porosity Always above. Porosity is then calculated from
these two.

- Determination of specific heat capacity

Specific Heat according to ISO 11357-4.
Always
Capacity - Also, literature values are usually sufficient.

- Thermal performance of building materials

and products - Determination of thermal
resistance by means of guarded hot plate
and heat flow meter methods.
- Dry and moist products with medium and
low thermal resistance; German version
Thermal EN 12664.
Conductivity, Always - Products of high and medium thermal
Dry, 10°C resistance; German version EN 12667.
- Standard Test Method for Steady-State
Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal
Transmission Properties by Means of the
Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus according to
ASTM C177.

- Determination of water vapour

transmission properties according to EN
ISO 12572, dry cup.
- Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor
Transmission of Materials according to
ASTM E96, Desiccant Method (dry cup).
- Paints and varnishes - Determination of
water-vapour transmission properties -
Cup method; German version EN ISO
7783.
- Thermal insulating products for building
Water Vapor applications - Determination of water
Diffusion Always vapour transmission properties; German
Resistance Factor version EN 12086.
- Methods of test for mortar for masonry -
Part 19: Determination of water vapour
permeability of hardened rendering and
plastering mortars; German version EN
1015-19.
- Flexible sheets for waterproofing -
Bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets for
roof waterproofing - Determination of
water vapour transmission properties;
German version EN 1931.
 - Determination of hygroscopic sorption
properties according to
DIN EN ISO 12571, absorption test.
- Standard Test Method for Hygroscopic
Sorption Isotherms of Building Materials
Only for hygroscopic according to ASTM C1498.
building materials. - Determination of superhygroscopic
(For non-hygroscopic sorption properties with the pressure plate
building materials oder alternatively with approximation
WUFI automatically methods from IBP.
Moisture Storage - Standard Test Method for Moisture
uses an internal
Function Retention Curves of Porous Bulding
moisture storage
function, similar to the Materials Using Presseure Plates
properties of mineral according to ASTM C1699.
fiber and depending - Natural stone test methods - Determination
only on the porosity.) of water absorption at atmospheric
pressure; German version EN 13755.
- Thermal insulating products for building
applications - Determination of long term
water absorption by immersion; German
version EN 12087.

- Determination of the water absorption

coefficient according to EN ISO 15148.
Liquid Transport - Using this value, estimation of the liquid
Only for capillary active transport coefficient for water uptake: M.
Coefficient,
building materials. Krus, A. Holm, T. Schmidt, Bauinstandsetzen
Suction
3 (1997), H.1, S. 219-234.

- Fitting WUFI calculations to measured

drying curves: Bestimmung der
Liquid Transport Transportkoeffizienten für die
Only for capillary active
Coefficient, Weiterverteilung aus einfachen
building materials.
Redistribution Trocknungsversuchen und rechnerischer
Anpassung: A. Holm, M. Krus,
Bauinstandsetzen 4 (1998), H.1, S. 33-52.
- Determination of water vapour
transmission properties according to EN
Water Vapor Only for polymers with
ISO 12572, dry and wet cup.
Diffusion solution diffusion.
- Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor
Resistance Factor, Sometimes an
Transmission of Materials according to
moisture- alternative to liquid
ASTM E96, Desiccant and Water Method
dependent transport coefficient.
(dry and wet cup).

Thermal
Always, except for - EN 12664, but supplements from DIN 4108-
Conductivity,
membranes and other 4 are generally sufficient.
moisture-
thin layers.
dependent
Generally for
Thermal
insulating materials.
Conductivity,
Otherwise rough - EN 12664 and EN 12667.
temperature-
typical values are
dependent
sufficient.

Enthalpy, - Determination of temperature and

Only for phase change enthalpy of melting and crystallization
temperature-Only
materials. according to ISO 11357-3.
dependent

Version: July 2019