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Core Comparison Lab

EPS vs PIR vs Stone Wool for a target thermal performance — solved side by side on real material data, including the trade-offs a single-material supplier won't show you.

For R = 3.00, each core needs:

Required core thickness = R × λ. Thinner is not automatically better — read the trade-offs.

The full picture

Representative values for a Technopol panel/board core. λ, density and cost are editable — drop in your project figures.

Honest by design. These are representative figures for typical Technopol cores, not a project spec: EPS/StoneWool thermal & fire figures trace to Technopol test data (incl. SANS 54509 ITT OTH-T-2309-04 and SANS 10177 fire reports); PIR figures are indicative. Fire ratings apply only to the tested assembly and some test reports are past their 5-year validity — confirm the current certificate. λ, weight and cost decide the choice together with fire, moisture and structure. Confirm final figures with Technopol.
Technopol SA (Pty) Ltd · info@technopol.co.za · +27 11 363 2780 · Not for construction without project-specific verification by the responsible engineer.