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  2. Foam glass - Wikipedia

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    It is a stable building exterior wall and roof insulation and sound insulation material. Foam glass does not absorb water. The cells are mostly closed, so there is no capillary rise. Foam glass has an operating temperature range of -200 to 450 °C and a small expansion coefficient (8 × 10 °C). Foam glass with open pores absorbs sound and is ...

  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. 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

  5. Styrofoam - Wikipedia

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    Styrofoam insulation extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), owned and manufactured by DuPont. Styrofoam is a genericized trademarked brand of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam (XPS), manufactured to provide continuous building insulation board used in walls, roofs, and foundations as thermal insulation and as a water barrier.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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    Open-cell foam is porous, allowing water vapor and liquid water to penetrate the insulation. Closed-cell foam is non-porous, and not moisture-penetrable, thereby effectively forming a semi-permeable vapor barrier. (N.B., vapor barriers are usually required by the Building Codes, regardless of the type of insulation used.

  8. Building insulation - Wikipedia

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    Minimum roof insulation level by climate – cool temperate; Alpine reducing heat loss is the main priority Example locations Minimum insulation level (total R-value (m 2 ⋅K/W)) Roof/ceiling* [27] Wall [27] Melbourne, Vic 4.1 2.8 Canberra, ACT 4.1 2.8 Hobart, Tas 4.1 2.8 Mt Gambier, SA 4.1 2.8 Ballarat, Vic 4.1 2.8 Thredbo, NSW 6.3 3.8

  9. Cementitious foam insulation - Wikipedia

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    Cementitious foam insulation is a cement-based thermal and acoustic insulation, [1] with an R-value similar to that of fiberglass. [2] It is installed as a foam with a consistency like shaving cream, [2] or as pre-cast slabs. [3] The current cost is similar to that of polyurethane foams. [2]