fumed silica / fibreglass core + foil barrier
ChemistryVacuum insulated panel is specified as fumed silica / fibreglass core + foil barrier. Density band 150–250 kg/m³ panels.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Strength14
Heat resistance40
Fire performance44
Insulation99
Workability24
Circularity40
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Quick answers
Is Vacuum insulated panel non-combustible?
Declared reaction class in this atlas: system-dependent; core often A1-ish, skins not. Assemblies still need resistance tests.
Does Vacuum insulated panel insulate?
Thermal mark 99/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: centre-of-panel λ ~0.004–0.008 (declared bands).
What is the density band?
150–250 kg/m³ panels
How is it made?
Origin story: Dewar 1892 idea; building VIPs 1990s– (Scotland / Germany / Japan).
Can it be recycled?
Circularity mark 40/100 — editorial, route-specific.
Typical melting or failure heat?
core inorganic; envelope polymer/foil
heat 40 · fire 44
What holds Vacuum insulated panel together is not the nickname. Formula fumed silica / fibreglass core + foil barrier, density 150–250 kg/m³ panels.
Meters are atlas-relative. Grades are the SKUs buyers write.
Phases
Microstructure
OrderProcessing sets grain, crystallinity or fibre orientation — the reason two lots of Vacuum insulated panel can test differently.
Interfaces
SurfacesCoatings, oxide films, sizings or paper faces often decide weather and fire behaviour more than the bulk brochure.
Defects
FlawsInclusions, voids, knots, pinholes or residual stress start the failures that mill certificates do not list.
Grades
VariantsVacuum insulated panel is a family. Grade names below are the ones buyers actually write on RFQs.
Ageing
TimeMoisture, UV, creep, hydrogen or carbonation shift properties in service. Design to the aged state.
Relative meters
Strength14
Strength is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Heat envelope40
Heat envelope is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Fire behaviour44
Fire behaviour is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Insulation99
Insulation is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Workability24
Workability is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Circularity40
Circularity is an editorial 0–100 mark relative to the other 31 materials in this atlas — not a laboratory certificate.
Grades
Fumed-silica core
Longer claimed life.Longer claimed life.
Glass-fibre core
Cheaper, faster ageing risk.Cheaper, faster ageing risk.
Fridge size
High volume, short edges.High volume, short edges.
Building 600×1000
Handle like glass.Handle like glass.
Cryogenic MLI
Not a VIP, related physics.Not a VIP, related physics.
Bonds
Primary bonding
Vacuum insulated panel holds together by ionic/covalent networks.
Secondary forces
Hydrogen bonds, van der Waals stacks or grain-boundary cohesion set toughness and moisture uptake.
Composites & fills
Fillers, fibres, plasticisers or aggregates are part of the real product, not impurities.
Environment film
Oxides, chars, sizings or paints are the layer the world actually meets.
Change the grade, the coating or the moisture and you have a different material with the same English name.
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