Foam glass – My New Favorite Insulation Material

Foam Glass is a inorganic, high-compressive-strength insulation free of demand for fire retardants or other toxic substances.

Foam glass is a mobile glass insulation material that is impervious to moisture, inert, resistant to insects and vermin, powerful, and fairly well-insulating (R-3.44 per inch). and it is Low Density Closed Cell Foam Glass. It may be used for insulating roofs, walls, and below-grade programs, including under slabs. The large compressive strength makes it especially suitable for roof decks, green roofs, and parking decks. It's generated at 18" x 24" measurements in thicknesses from 1-1/2" to 6" at 1/2" increments.

Foam Glass Manufacturer analysis that Relative to makeup, Foamglas is 100% glass--produced mostly by sand, limestone, and soda ash. (Virgin components are employed in both North American factories--in Texas and Missouri--up to 66% recycled glass can be used--and is currently in Europe.) The powdered glass is poured into molds and warmed (under the melting point) at a"sintering" procedure which results in the particles to stick to one another. After that, a small quantity of finely ground carbon-black is inserted and the substance is warmed at a"cellulation" procedure. Here, the carbon reacts with oxygen, producing carbon dioxide, which generates the insulating bubbles at the Foamglas. CO2 accounts for at least 99 percent of the gasoline in the mobile spaces.