Insulation foam pen: characteristics

Warming the house is an extremely important task. Correctly picking up the material, you can significantly reduce the cost of heating. Recently, mineral wool has been used for this purpose most often. However, progress does not stand still, and manufacturers are developing more and more new materials. The most interesting of all, invented in recent years, can be considered a foam, the characteristics of which allow it to be used to insulate buildings with greater success than the same mineral wool.

This modern material can be used to improve the performance characteristics of all structural elements of the house, from the foundation to the roof. For this type of work, such as the warming of pools and other similar facilities, penoplex can also be taken. The characteristics of this material allow it to be used both in residential buildings, as well as in public buildings, as well as in industrial buildings. It keeps heat in the room about 1.5 times better than mineral wool. At the same time, it is somewhat easier to install, does not pick up moisture and is very stable when compressed.

This material is made from polystyrene by extrusion. Depending on the density, the marked 31, 31C, 35C, 35 and 45 penoplexes are distinguished. The technical characteristics of all these types are somewhat different. However, almost all of them can be used in the construction of a residential house. The most popular can be considered a foam pen marked with a figure of 35. It optimally combines excellent performance and reasonable cost. The standard width of the plates is 60 cm, length - 120.

Penoplex is a heater, the characteristics of which make it possible to use it in regions with very cold winters, for example, in Yakutia, the Far East, etc. These plates retain their properties completely even with a large number of defrost / freeze cycles. Even after 1000 such adverse effects, the material changes the thermal resistance parameters by no more than 5%.

This insulation not only keeps the heat perfectly, but, as already mentioned above, it perfectly resists the effect of moisture. Their excellent performance characteristics of the board are preserved even with very long direct contact with water at any temperature. The highest degree of mechanical strength is another interesting property of a material such as foam foam. His characteristics in this regard are simply impressive. The material marked with the number 45 can transfer the load to 65 t / m ² without harm. This allows you to use it when installing railroad tracks and highways.

If we talk about the thermal conductivity proper, then the most excellent performance characteristics in this respect became possible due to the fact that this material has a cellular structure. The degree of thermal conductivity in this case directly depends on the density of the foam foam material. The characteristics in this plan do not practically change with the increase in the thickness of the material. This is due to the peculiarities of its structure. The level of thermal conductivity, depending on the density, can thus be 0.025-0.03 W / mK.