Lightweight Brick and Plaster Grades

 

 

The constant need for energy conservation

has led to improvements in the insulation characteristics of traditional building methods and materials. Hence the introduction of new building materials, such as cellular bricks, insulated lightweight plaster and lightweight concrete.

The relative importance of insulation will vary from country to country depending upon the climate, local building practices and levels of insulation specified. In many countries, expandable polystyrene (EPS) is making a valuable contribution to improving building insulation.

NOVA Innovene EPS B beads have been specially developed to produce low density foam which is ideal for mixing with clay, plaster or concrete.

NOVA Innovene EPS B beads are excellent at achieving low density foam without lumps or agglomeration during pre-expansion. The beads are specially formulated not to fuse together, which makes them readily mixable with clay, plaster or concrete. Additionally, the surface of pre-expanded NOVA Innovene EPS B beads is specially modified to be very coarse, which minimizes separation from the plaster or concrete mixture and produces an overall homogenous matrix.

 

At-A-Glance :

  • achieving low density foam without lumps or agglomeration during pre-expansion
  • readily mixable with clay, plaster or concrete
  • minimizes separation from the plaster or concrete mixture and produces an overall homogenous matrix
 

Applications:

  • Low weight cellular bricks, which provide good insulation properties.
  • Low weight plaster, which provides better insulation and economy of materials.
  • Lightweight EPS/concrete, which provides more control of the overall density, and lower water uptake than concrete foam.