As this information was highly sought after during our event at Futurebuild 2025 at the Excel London we are posting it up here for reference. The informatin below shows the performance of ThermaCote and the standards it was tested against. These are genuine facts!
- Thermal conductivity of ThermaCote: Lambda λ = 0.0345 W/mK
- according to BS EN 12667
- Thermal Emissivity: 88%
- according to ASTM C-1371
- Thermal Resistance: The R-Value of ThermaCote at 1 mm is 1.87 m²K/W
- according to EU ISO 9869
- U-value of ThermaCote at 1mm = 0.53 W/m²K
- Solar Reflectance: 83% after 400 hours
- according to ASTM C-1549
- Permeability Rating Measurement System (Breathability):
- Sd = 1.69m or 3.618 perms exterior to interior
- Sd = 0.87m or 6.779 perms inside to outside
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC): 5.3g/l
- against a permissible level for product type of 40g/l
- Gross Heat of Combustion 91 MJ/m²
- according to ISO 1716
- Air Permeability of ThermaCote:0001 L/s·m² at 75 Pa
- According to ASTM E-2178
Leave a Reply