二.Categorization of Insulation Materials
2020-09-28
Inorganic Insulation Materials
As can be seen from the figure, inorganic materials can be classified accordingly:
- Fibrous materials
- Glass wool
- Rock wool
- Cellular materials
- Calcium silicate
- Cellular glass
Organic insulation materials can be classified accordingly:
- Petrochemical materials (oil/coal derived)
- Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
- Extruded polystyrene (XPS)
- Polyurethane (PUR)
- Phenolic foam
- Polyisocyanurate foam (PIR)
- Renewable materials (plant/animal derived)
- Cellulose
- Cork
- Woodfibre
- Hemp fibre
- Flax wool
- Sheeps wool
- Cotton insulation
Other Insulation Materials
- Cellular Glass
- Aerogel
- Vacuum Panels