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  2. Spray foam - Wikipedia

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    Spray foam insulation or spray polyurethane foam (SPF) is an alternative to traditional building insulation such as fiberglass. A two-component mixture composed of isocyanate and polyol resin comes together at the tip of a gun, and forms an expanding foam that is sprayed onto roof tiles, concrete slabs, into wall cavities, or through holes ...

  3. Polyurethane foam - Wikipedia

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    An assortment of polyurethane foam products for cushioning and insulation. Polyurethane foam is a solid polymeric foam based on polyurethane chemistry. As a specialist synthetic material with highly diverse applications, polyurethane foams are primarily used for thermal insulation and as a cushioning material in mattresses, upholstered furniture or as seating in vehicles.

  4. Talk:Spray foam - Wikipedia

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    This article's content about spray foam as a building insulation is already discussed in spray foams (insulation). Jim Derby ( talk ) 03:09, 30 December 2013 (UTC) [ reply ] There is a lot of cross-over between the two, but this material's use as a packaging material - not an insulation material - gives merit to keeping this article separate.

  5. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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    Sealection 500 spray foam R-3.8 (RSI-0.67) per inch. [12] a water-blown low density spray polyurethane foam that uses water in a chemical reaction to create carbon dioxide and steam which expands the foam. Flame spread is 21 and smoke developed is 217 which makes it a Class I material (best fire rating). Disadvantages: Is an Isocyanate.

  6. Ceramic foam - Wikipedia

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    The organic foam impregnating method is one of the more widely used in industry, creating the ceramic foam with a 3D mesh skeleton structure and coat a ceramic slurry on a polyurethane organic foam mesh body. The ceramic foam is obtained by allowing the body to dry at room temperature and burn the mesh body to retrieve the ceramic foam. This ...

  7. Foam - Wikipedia

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    In open-cell foam, gas pockets connect to each other. A bath sponge is an example of an open-cell foam: [not verified in body] water easily flows through the entire structure, displacing the air. A sleeping mat is an example of a product composed of closed-cell foam. [not verified in body] Foams are examples of dispersed media.

  8. External wall insulation - Wikipedia

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    An external wall insulation system (or EWIS) is a thermally insulated, protective, and decorative exterior cladding procedure involving the use of expanded polystyrene, mineral wool, polyurethane foam or phenolic foam, topped off with a reinforced cement based, mineral or synthetic finish and plaster. [2]

  9. List of insulation materials - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of insulation materials used around the world. ... Polyisocyanurate spray foam 2.54: 1 0.76–1.46: 4.3–8.3: 30–57 Closed-cell polyurethane spray foam