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Seven chapters follow. Fire and insulation claims name test families (Euroclass, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F) rather than inventing a single safety number. Mineral wool is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry Ca-Mg-Al silicates / soda-lime glass fibres, density 20–150 kg/m³ products, heat band softens ~1000 °C class (stone).
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Mineral wool · Mineral wool is one of 32 materials in this atlas, grouped under
Mineral wool is one of 32 materials in this atlas, grouped under thermal: history, structure, measured properties, process routes, uses, safety and market — not a product catalogue. Scores compare Mineral wool with the rest of the atlas on strength, heat, fire behaviour, insulation, workability and circularity. They are editorial, not certificates.
Mineral wool · Seven chapters follow
Seven chapters follow. Fire and insulation claims name test families (Euroclass, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F) rather than inventing a single safety number. Mineral wool is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry Ca-Mg-Al silicates / soda-lime glass fibres, density 20–150 kg/m³ products, heat band softens ~1000 °C class (stone).
Mineral wool · paras 1
Conductivity note: λ ~0.032–0.040 W/m·K typical batts. Insulation score 86/100 is relative to 32 entries — metals lose, VIPs and aerogels win. Fire letter in editorial use: A1. Do not equate A1 with “safe in a blaze” or E with “illegal”. Assemblies decide.
Mineral wool · paras 1
Origin: Slag wool 19th c.; glass wool 1930s, US / Germany / Denmark. The process chapter follows feedstock → conversion → forming → finish → install. Mineral wool (Ca-Mg-Al silicates / soda-lime glass fibres) is a family of grades whose density 20–150 kg/m³ products, heat band softens ~1000 °C class (stone), and fire letter A1.
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Conductivity note: λ ~0.032–0.040 W/m·K typical batts. Insulation score 86/100 is relative to 32 entries — metals lose, VIPs and aerogels win. Fire letter in editorial use: A1. Do not equate A1 with “safe in a blaze” or E with “illegal”. Assemblies decide.
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Origin: Slag wool 19th c.; glass wool 1930s, US / Germany / Denmark. The process chapter follows feedstock → conversion → forming → finish → install. Mineral wool (Ca-Mg-Al silicates / soda-lime glass fibres) is a family of grades whose density 20–150 kg/m³ products, heat band softens ~1000 °C class (stone), and fire letter A1.