MARKET SURVEY

OF
ACOUSTICAL MATERIALS
SUBMITTED BY-
ANUSHI SINGHAL (ID)
SAURABH YADAV
(GEN)
SHIPRA SINGHAL (ID)
SONAL AGARWAL
(GEN)
 INTRODUCTION
Various types of absorbent materials are available in the market
under different trade names. The value of coefficient of absorption
is supplied by the manufacturer. The choice of absorbent materials
should be done after carefully considering various factors such as
appearance, cost, workability, flame resistance durability, light,
reflection, etc. Following are some of the common types of
absorption materials:-
1. Acoustic plaster
2. Acoustic tiles
3. Straw board
4. Pulp board
5. Compressed fiber board
6. Compressed wood particle board
7. Perforated plywood
8. Wood wool board
9. Quilts and mats
10. Rock wool (used with perforated sheet and tissue paper)
11. Glass wool
12. Sound reduction foam
 ACOUSTIC PLASTER– Also known as fibrous plaster. It includes
granulated insulation material mixed with
cement. If quantity of cement is more then
required, the plaster will not have sufficient
pores to become effective for acoustics. If
quantity of cement is less, the plaster will
not have enough strength. Thus quantity
should be carefully decided. For thickness
of 20mm and density 0.10g/cu.cm, the
acoustic plaster possesses an absorbent
coefficient of 0.30 at 500 cycles/sec.
Acoustic plaster boards are also available
500cycles/sec. acoustic plaster boards are
also available. They can be fixed on the wall and their coefficient
of absorption varies from 0.15 to 0.30.
ACOUSTICAL TILES- These are made
in factory and sold under diff trade
names. The absorption of sound is
uniform from tiles and they can be
fixed easily. They are relatively costly..
they are most suitable for rooms where small areas available for
acoustical treatment.

STRAWBOARD– this material can also b

used as absorbent material. With a thickness
of 13mm n density of o.24g/cu.cm, it
possesses a coeff. of absorption of 0.30 at
500 cycles per second.
PULP BOARDS – These are soft
boards which can be pep from
compressed pulp. They are cheap n can
b fixed by ordinary paneling. The
average value of coefficient absorption is
0.17.

COMPRESSED FIBREBOARDS -
This material may b perforated or
unperforated. The average coefficient of
absorption from former is 0.30 n latter is
0.52. It has a density of 0.30g/cu.cm
COMPRESSED WOOD
PARTICLE BOARD – This material
is provided with perforation and it can
be painted also.. with thickness of
about 13mm, the average coefficient
of absorption is 0.40.

PERFORATED PLYWOOD– This

material can be used by forming
composite panels with mineral wool
and asbestos cement or with mineral
wool and hardboard. It is generally
suspended by trusses. The average
value of coefficient of absorption from
the former composite panel is as high
as 0.95 and for latter composite panel
is about 0.20.
WOOD WOOL BOARD – This
material is generally used with a
thickness of about 2-5mm and it has
a density of about 0.40g/cu.cm. the
average value of coefficient of
absorption is 0.20.

QUILTS AND MATS – These

are prepared from mineral wool
and are fixed in the form of
acoustical blankets. The
absorption coefficient of such
quilts and mates depend on the
thickness, density, perforations,
mode of fixing, nature of
backing and frequency of
sound.
ROCK WOOL-It is used for insulation of generator
room compressor room.Rock wool ia applied on the walls
Followed by the tissue paper and perforated sheet.The
Categories depend on the density that varies from 32kg
Per cubic metre.
The sheet comes in sizes 2’x3’ and 2.5’x3’.
There are 10 sheets in one bag costing Rs.800 per bag.

ROCK WOOL TISSUE PAPER PERFORATED SHEET

GLASS WOOL- It is used for
acoustical and thermal insulation in
pipe lines of generators. Sheet comes
in size of 1mx1m. One bag consists of
13 to 14 pieces costing Rs.1000 per
bag.

SOUND REDUCTION FOAM- When

sound strokes it, it absorbs the sound
and does not allow it to return.It
comes in size of 2mx1m costing
Rs.1500 per sheet. It is used in
generator rooms,compressor rooms
etc.