B BS 3927: 1986 1 0c 678.622-4058:690.86 Ware CTS aie 9R#7A2 © British Standards institution. No part ofthis publication may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced without the prior permission in writing of BSI GSt7 226 ‘ British Standard Specification for Rigid phenolic foam (PF) for thermal insulation in the form of slabs and profiled sections Mousse phénolique rigide (PF) en plaques et profilés pour igolation thermique — Spécifications Platten und Profile aus Phenolhartschaum (PF) fiir die Warmeisolierung British Standards Institution J \Contents Page Foreword Inside front cover Committees responsible Back cover Specification 1 Scope 2 2 Classification 2 3 Composition 3 4. Dimensions and dimensional tolerances 3 5 Physical properties 3 6 Sampling 3 Appendices A Method of test for thermal conductivity 4 B Method for the determination of apparent water absorption 4 © Notes for designers 5 D_ Burning properties of phenolic foam and recommendations for use 5 Tables 1 Physical property requirements 2 2 Dimensional tolerances for slabs 3 3 Dimensional tolerances for pipe sections and radiused and bevelled lags 3Specification 1 Scope ‘This British Standard specifies the composition, physical properties and dimensional tolerances for rigid phenolic foam for thermal insulation purposes. It applies to slabs (blocks, boards and profiled sheets) and profiled sections {pipe sections and radiused or bevelled lags) cut from blocks. It is not applicable to continuously extruded phenolic foam pipe insulating sections. The nominal temperature range for which the insulation material is, suitable is- 180 °C to + 130 °C (see appendix C). NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 2 Classification The materials are classified in three types, A, B and C. They differ principally in thermal conductivity, apparent water absorption and water vapour permeability, as given in table 1. Table 1. Physical property requirements T Physical property Type Method of test | a 8 c Maximum thermal conductivity at 10°C for Appendix A | 30 days after manufacture, W/(m*K) 0.020 0.031 0.031 Minimurn compressive strength or BS 4370 : Part 1, method 3 compressive stress at 10 % strain, kPa 100 100 100 Test specimens shall be tested in three mutually perpendicular directions; the lowest value shall be reported Minimum cross-breaking strength in any BS 4370 : Part 1, method 4 direction, kPa 150 150 150 Test specimens shall be tested in | three mutually perpendicular directions; the lowest values shall be reported. Dimensional stability: maximum percentage BS 4370 : Part 1, method 5A linear change The length and width of the test | Test conditions specimen shall be cut parallel! to e slab Tes t- 1822" os [os fas | temaorstot edn 7 days at + 130+ 2°C 3.0 20 2.0 ra 7 days at +7022°C 15 15 15 and 95 +5 % rh | Maximum water vapour permeability at BS 4370 : Part 2, method 8 38 °C and 88 % r.h., ng/(Pa-s-m) 55 55 85 | Apparent water absorption, maximum Appendix B |_ percentage by volume 75 75 10 Burning characteristics": extent burnt, mm | less than | less than | less than | BS 4735 5 2 2B Maximum smoke emission, percentage of BS 5111: Part 1 obscuration 5 5 5 Surface spread of flame Class1 | Class1 | Class1 | BS 476: Part 7 Minimum oxygen index, percentage 32 32 32 BS 2782 : Methods 141A to 1410 ‘CAUTION. The small-scale laboratory test described in BS 4735 is solely for assistance in monitoring consistency of production and is not » moans of assessing the potential fire hazard of a material in use (see appendix ©)