Penofol - characteristics and features of the material

Penofol is a truly unique building material that has no analogues in the world market. Only it can combine such characteristics as sound and thermal insulation. This material is also called a new generation of insulation with a reflective effect. The base of foamfoil consists of foam polyethylene, the surface of which is covered with polished aluminum (in other words, foil). The foil can be coated with both one and two sides of the material. What is the insulation foamofol technical characteristics and what is unique about it?

The universality of penofol

This material is very popular on the market, because it can be used as a heater, for noise insulation and as a reflective insulation in indoor and outdoor premises. Moreover, because of its high technical properties of noise absorption, it is also used in the automotive industry. More often, penofol is used as a "nonshatter" on the doors of domestic cars.

Advantages of the material

In addition to the fact that this material can be used directly in three industries, it has a number of other advantages. The first plus concerns durability. In fact, penofol has an almost unlimited lifespan. It is also very simple and quick to install due to its ease and flexibility. What else is interesting penofol? Technical characteristics and composition of this material assume the use of exceptionally environmentally friendly materials. Due to this, it withstands high temperature changes and does not lose its insulating properties for several years.

Penofol: characteristics and classification

At the moment, several groups of this material are known:

1. "A" is the most popular type of penofol. Characterized by one-sided aluminum coating.
2. "B" - not less demanded in the Russian market material. It differs from the former in the presence of a double-sided aluminum coating.
3. "C" is the same penofol group "A", only on the reverse side has a self-adhesive coating.
4. "M" - with a relief structure and a one-side foil coating. Like all previous versions, it has high noise and thermal insulation properties.
5. "R" is a material with a 2-sided coating.
6. «ALP». It has an extraordinary composition - on one side of the material is used foil, on the second - a polyethylene layer with a laminate coating.

The possibilities of the foam foam material

Characteristics of this insulation surpass the quality of many modern analogues. And even today, with a huge range of construction products, there is probably no such material that would organically combine all the qualities and the above advantages.

Application area

The range of use of penofol is very wide, which is explained by its optimal technical characteristics. In construction it can be used for:

• Insulation of ceilings, roofing, walls, basement, attic and attic space. As practice shows, the use of penofol saves up to four percent of the heat. In addition, this material prevents the formation of moisture on the surface, providing an excellent vapor barrier;
• Insulation of pipelines in heating and water supply systems;
• Insulation of windows and doors. Ingox foam foam hangs on a part of the wall, which has a battery. This is done to improve the heat transfer properties - hot air is not absorbed by the cold wall, but goes to the center of the room.

Also, this material can be found in ventilation, sewage, air conditioning, automotive and industrial sectors (food, gas and oil refining). In general, they are pasted technological equipment. Even in the army penofol found its application - here they are pasted boxes for ammunition and navigational instruments.

Cost of material

The price for this heater depends on two factors:

• Thickness of the material;
• Group to which penofol belongs.

Characteristics of the thickness of the heater belonging to the group "A", can be different. There are 3, 5 and 10-millimeter sheets of foam foil. The cost for each of them is 45, 58 and 90 rubles per 1 square meter, respectively.

Heaters of group "B" can have a thickness of 5 and 10 millimeters. In this case, in the Russian market for 1 square meter of this material will have to pay from 80 to 120 or more rubles.

The most expensive insulation is self-adhesive penofol. Due to the fact that on one side it has a self-adhesive structure, and the second one is covered with foil (correspondingly, a more sophisticated production technology is applied), the cost can reach 130-190 rubles per 1 square meter. So, we looked at what penofol characteristics have, and also learned its cost.