Products manufactured to this specification are intended for use as thermal insulation for temperatures from 65 to 165 f 53 9 to 73 9 c.
Molded polystyrene board insulation.
Foamular 250 xps insulation is ideal for many residential and commercial.
Resistant xps insulation astm c 578 type iv 25 psi minimum description owens corning foamular 250 extruded polystyrene xps insulation is a closed cell moisture resistant rigid foam board well suited to meet the needs for a wide variety of building applications.
Eps is expanded polystyrene also known as molded polystyrene.
Expanded polystyrene insulation more commonly referred to as eps is a closed cell insulation that has been around since the 1950 s.
Polystyrene insulation is manufactured in a variety of board sizes usually a minimum of 1 inch thick.
Atlas molded products specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative high quality hfc and hcfc free expanded polystyrene eps insulation for construction packaging and oem products.
Insulfoam is a division of carlisle construction materials a wholly owned subsidiary of carlisle companies nyse.
Tapered units are also manufactured for use in roofing assemblies where the insulation is used to create slope for positive drainage.
For over 50 years insulfoam has been enabling building professionals to construct high quality building insulation systems at a minimal cost.
The r value at the time of excavation showed that molded polystyrene is less affected bymoisture content than xps.
Excavated after 15 years as a below grade foundation insulation the molded polystyrene had retained 94 of its published r value and contained only 4 8 moisture content.
The low thermal conductivity high compressive strength and excellent shock absorption properties of polystyrene make it an ideal material for residential and commmercial building insulation shipping and packaging material and to shape foundry patterns for metal casting.
The insulation shall be uniform ly fused homogenous and essentially unicellular the old specification styrofoam sm brand insulation applied to the interior masonry walls at the mercer.
Eps is made of 98 trapped air and only 2 plastic making it an efficient insulator with a small amount of raw material.
1 1 this specification 2 covers the types physical properties and dimensions of cellular polystyrene boards with or without facings or coatings made by molding eps or extrusion xps of expandable polystyrene.
Polystyrene resin beads or granules in a mold.
Csl and is the nation s largest manufacturer of block molded expanded polystyrene eps.
Owens corning foam insulation llc one owens.
Xps is extruded polystyrene.
Molded polystyrene is a thermoplastic closed cell lightweight rigid foam plastic.
Expanded polystyrene is very versatile because it can be molded and cut into different.
