Comparison Between Fibre Glass Insulation And XLPE

Sl no. Parameters Fibre Glass XLPE

1 Type of material Open cell Resin bonded glass fibres Chemically cross linked closed cell polyethelene foam insulation

2 Temperature Range + 100⁰ C - 40 ⁰ C to + 115⁰ C

3 Nominal Density 48 kg/mᶟ 30 ± 3 kg/mᶟ
4 Thermal Conductivity at 46⁰ C mean .035 W/m K .0382 W/m K
5 Water Vapour Resistance Factor (µ) (DIN 526115) Not available > 14000 (for Al foil faced foam)

a) Surface spread of flame - Class1 (BS 476 part 7)

6 Fire Characteristics (BS 476 part 7 & 6) Compy to BS 476 part 6 & 7
b) Fire propagation - Class O (BS 476 part 6)

7 Reaction to Fire Non-combustible Self Extinguishing , Non toxic

8 Compression Strenght @ 25 % ASTM D 3575 Not available 0.44 kgf/cm²
9 Resistance To Chemical (ASTM C 543) Not available No Characteristic change observed
10 Fungal Resistance (ASTM G21) Limited resistance No growth observed
12 Water Absorption (ASTM C209 / ASTM C1763) < 1 % (ASTM C 1104) < 0.2 % (ASTM C209 / ASTM C1763)
13 Water Vapour Permeance (ASTM E96) 1.1 ng /pas.m 0.15 ng /pas.m
14 Healthy & Safety Aspects Non hazardous CFC / HFCC free, Dust and fibre free, VOC free
15 Emission of Volatile organic Compound (VOC) Not available Negligible