The most important mechanical property of eps insulation and building products is its resistance to compressive stresses which increase as the density becomes higher.
High compressive strength rigid insulation.
High performance under high loads get the muscle to meet the high load applications and the insulative strength to work in low temperature applications.
Owens corning foamular 250 extruded polystyrene xps rigid foam insulation is a closed cell highly moisture resistant rigid foam board well suited to meet the needs for a wide variety of residential and commercial construction applications.
Available in 40 60 and 100 psi compressive strengths.
High compressive strength long term thermal performance hydrophobic insulation closed cell structure no food value for rodents.
High performance insulation for solid concrete and suspended ground floors.
Astm c578 types and physical properties for foamular xps 106 kb pdf foamular extruded polystyrene insulation for cold storage applications technical guide 884 kb pdf.
High compressive strength resists.
High compressive strength helps resist damage from heavy loads.
Compressive strength the point at which the load causes the insulation to yield before it reaches 10 relative deformation.
Since eps is lower cost per inch than xps and is available in a range of compressive strengths from 10 to 60 psi using it belowgrade and under slabs can save on insulation costs.
Using an unnecessarily high strength insulation you end up paying for something you don t really need.
The mechanical strength of eps varies with its density.
High compressive strength rigid foam insulation features and benefi ts strength designed for use in high load bearing applications.
Dupont highload xps insulation is designed to stand up to the demands of airport runways bridge abutments ice rinks and more.
Celfort and foamular insulation is 5 0 ft2 hrºf btu for 1 inch thickness or rsi 0 87 m2 ºc w for 25mm thickness according to can ulc s770 00 1 engineering applications requiring.
Designed for use in high load bearing applications.
Polystyrene xps rigid foam insulation are great for under slab cold storage installations concrete fl oors foundations plaza and parking decks roofi ng roadways and rail beds permafrost protection and other high load bearing applications designed for use in high load bearing applications.
Foamular 400 600 1000 high compressive strength rigid foam insulation product data sheet 467 kb pdf technical bulletins.
High compressive strength resists damage from heavy loads.
A high performance rigid extruded polystyrene insulant offering thermal conductivities as low as 0 034 w m k.
Excellent long term stable insulating performance with an r value of r 5 per inch.
Exceptional moisture resistance long term durability.
