Properties
Catalogue of the recorded material properties. Click one to compare all measurements across experiments.
Mechanical
- Compressive stress at 10 % strain (σ10) [kPa]
- Compressive strength [MPa] 41
- Compressive modulus [MPa] 27
- Tensile strength [MPa] 16
- Tensile strength perpendicular to faces [kPa]
- Internal bond strength [MPa] 2
- Tensile modulus [MPa] 4
- Flexural strength [MPa] 37
- Flexural modulus [MPa] 11
- Shear strength [MPa]
- Impact strength (Charpy) [kJ/m²] 12
- Screw withdrawal resistance [N]
Physical properties
- Density [kg/m³] 59
- Porosity [%]
- Volumetric shrinkage on drying [%]
Moisture & water
- Water absorption after 24 h immersion [wt%] 1
- Short-term water absorption (partial immersion) [kg/m²]
- Thickness swelling after 24 h [%] 1
- Equilibrium moisture content at 23 °C / 50 % RH [wt%]
- Equilibrium moisture content at 23 °C / 80 % RH [wt%]
- Water vapour diffusion resistance factor μ [–]
- Water absorption coefficient Aw [kg/(m²·√h)]
- Water contact angle [°]
- Capillary water absorption rate (sorptivity) [mm/√s] 3
- Water absorption after 24 h (partial immersion) [wt%] 3
- Capillary water absorption coefficient (mortar method) [kg/(m²·√min)] 3
Thermal
- Thermal conductivity λ [W/(m·K)] 5
- Specific heat capacity [J/(kg·K)]
- Onset of thermal decomposition (TGA) [°C] 2
Fire behaviour
- Reaction-to-fire class (EN 13501-1)
- Building material class (DIN 4102-1)
- Flame height, single-flame test (Fs) [mm]
- Time to ignition (TTI) [s] 12
- Peak heat release rate (pHRR) [kW/m²] 15
- Total heat release (THR) [MJ/m²] 12
- Total smoke release (TSR) [m²/m²] 12
- Residual mass after cone calorimetry [%]
- Limiting oxygen index (LOI) [vol%]
- Smouldering behaviour
- Time to flameout (TTF) [s] 12
- Time to peak heat release rate (TTP) [s] 12
- PCFC: peak specific heat release rate [W/g] 1
- PCFC: specific total heat release [kJ/g] 1
- PCFC: heat release capacity (HRC) [J/(g·K)] 1
- PCFC: temperature at peak heat release [°C] 1
- Char yield [wt%] 2
Acoustics
- Weighted sound absorption coefficient αw [–]
- Sound absorption coefficient at 1000 Hz [–] 2
- Airflow resistivity [kPa·s/m²]
- Sound absorption coefficient at 125 Hz [–] 2
- Sound absorption coefficient at 250 Hz [–] 2
- Sound absorption coefficient at 500 Hz [–] 2
- Sound absorption coefficient at 2000 Hz [–] 2
- Sound absorption coefficient at 4000 Hz [–] 2
- Mean sound absorption coefficient (125–4000 Hz) [–] 2
Durability & biology
Life-cycle assessment
- Global warming potential GWP (A1–A3) [kg CO₂-eq/m³]
- Non-renewable primary energy (PENRT) [MJ/m³]