WHAT IS ROCKWOOL?Rockwool Products
Rigid and semi rigid Rockwool boards, plain or with various facings, suitable for up to 650 deg C. Rockwool blankets supplied in rolls. For ducts, vessels, boilers, ovens & dry wall applications. Rockwool blankets stitched with wire mesh, for high temperature plants, and particularly irregularly shaped surfaces. Rockwool fibrous filler is ideal for cavities where pre-formed insulation cannot be fitted. Rigid pre-formed pipe sections for industrial steam and process pipework. RUST? ROCKWOOL and EPS can not rust. Where bolts join the structure, a special hardening foam is squirted onto the joints to ensure that they remain waterproof.
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Rockwool is derived from basalt rock. It is heated to high temperatures but then is spun like glass into fibers by passing a blast of steam through the fluid; mineral wool. These fibers are spun into cubes and slabs and has many uses, especially for insulation in buildings
Rockwool is nontoxic but can be an irritant to the skin or via inhalation when dry, so care should be taken when handling
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ROCKWOOL IS FIREPROOF up to 650 deg C.
Reaction to Fire & The Purpose of Reaction to Fire Testing is to determine whether a material fuels a fire. The EU Reaction to fire evaluation criteria are the material's ignitability, rate of heat release, rate of spread of flame, rate of smoke production, toxic gases, flaming droplets/particles and/or a combination of these safety aspects. These characteristics are measured with a system of only four harmonised, small-scale test methods plus a large-scale reference test protocol. Seven Euro-classesAll building materials (except flooring and roofing materials) will be ranked in one of seven Euro-classes.
Rockwool stone wool will be classified in the best/safest of the seven Euro-classes: A1