MGI Infra Private Limited.

Comparative Statement
PUF Panel And Cold Form Steel Panel

Sr.No Description PUF Panel CFS Panel

Cold form steel panel Made from structural
quality sheet steel that are formed into shape
either through press-braking blanks sheared from
sheets or coils, or more commonly, by roll
It is Polyurethane foam, a combination of
1 Defination forming the steel through a series of dies. No
elastomer and plastic.
heat is required to form the shapes (unlike hot-
rolled steel), and thus the name Cold-Formed
Steel.

2 Structural Integrity PUF Panel are non-structural elements Cold form Steel are Structural elements.
PUF Panels does not resist wind and Cold form steel can withstand high wind and
3 Lateral Forces
Earthquake forces strong earthquake itself.
4 Gravity Forces Low Load bearing capacity High load bearing capacity
5 Common Appearance Limited appearance Any architectural appearance can be built
Due low mass of PUF panels result in weak
CFS panels are well cladded. External/Internal
performance with respect to noise control
6 Noise walls are noticeably improved when cladding on
giving quite poor speech privacy between
an air cavity is added
spaces.
CFS Wall are connected through nogging at
Panel joining Due to tongue and groove joining
joining, Lump
7 1200mm on centre so that cladding groove
mechanism formation in case of water leakages.
should be suitable fitted resulting no leakages.
8 Life expectancy Not detailed Above 75 years
Electrical and plumbing conduiting is an big The location of Electrical and plumbing conduits
9 MEP
issues pre-engineered, non-flexible and easily installed.
10 Fire PUF panel wall has low fire resistance. CFS panel can achieve 2hr fire rating.
Cold form steel fraing is world wide code
11 Code Compliance Yet to be updated approved (IBC, AISI, AS/NZ4600, IS 801, BS, CABO,
ICC, SASFA, etc)
12 Reuse PUF panel cant be reused. CFS panel can be reused and hence high ROI.
13 Occupancy Low end building structure High end building structure

CFS panel can achieve U-Value of 0.30 W/m2K by

14 Thermal Conductivity PUF panel is having U-Value of 0.28 W/m2K
providing 75 mm rockwool.