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🧽Mousse de polyuréthane

La mousse organique à faible λ des frigos et bâtiments. Le feu exige PIR et parements honnêtes.

Aussi appelé: PUR · PIR · rigid PU insulation

Mousse de polyuréthane — Wikimedia lead image
Pieria(Uploader and Photographer) · Public domain

Repères

~0.022–0.028λ
Not A1; PIR better than PURFire
Fridge / SIPIcon
HFO era after HCFCBlowing
Steel / foil facersCover
thermalFamily

Mousse de polyuréthane 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 Mousse de polyuréthane with the rest of the atlas on strength, heat, fire behaviour, insulation, workability and circularity. They are editorial, not certificates.

Seven chapters follow. Fire and insulation claims name test families (Euroclass, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F) rather than inventing a single safety number.

Introduction approfondie

Deep dive: Mousse de polyuréthane

Mousse de polyuréthane (R-NH-COO-R′ network + blowing agent) is a family of grades whose density 30–60 kg/m³ rigid boards, heat band pyrolyses; does not melt cleanly, and fire letter typically E–B with facers; not A1.

What “the material” actually is

Mousse de polyuréthane is sold as grades, not as a single substance. Chemistry R-NH-COO-R′ network + blowing agent, density 30–60 kg/m³ rigid boards, heat band pyrolyses; does not melt cleanly.

This atlas treats Mousse de polyuréthane as a system: mill route, coatings, tests and the cavity it sits in.

Heat, fire and insulation

Conductivity note: λ ~0.022–0.028 W/m·K (aged PIR boards, bands). Insulation score 88/100 is relative to 32 entries — metals lose, VIPs and aerogels win.

Fire letter in editorial use: typically E–B with facers; not A1. Do not equate A1 with “safe in a blaze” or E with “illegal”. Assemblies decide.

How it is made and used

Origin: Otto Bayer 1937; fridge foam 1950s, Germany. The process chapter follows feedstock → conversion → forming → finish → install.

Uses span buildings to defence / safety. Pairings matter: mineral-wool.

Market and circularity

Producers below are landmarks, not an endorsement ranking. Prices are bands, not live quotes.

Circularity mark 32/100. Ask which scrap, which certificate, which year.

Profil

203628887432
Résistance 20
Résistance à la chaleur 36
Performance au feu 28
Isolation 88
Ouvrabilité 74
Circularité 32

Sept chapitres

Questions fréquentes

Is Mousse de polyuréthane non-combustible?
Declared reaction class in this atlas: typically E–B with facers; not A1. Assemblies still need resistance tests.
Does Mousse de polyuréthane insulate?
Thermal mark 88/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: λ ~0.022–0.028 W/m·K (aged PIR boards, bands).
What is the density band?
30–60 kg/m³ rigid boards
How is it made?
Origin story: Otto Bayer 1937; fridge foam 1950s (Germany).
Can it be recycled?
Circularity mark 32/100 — editorial, route-specific.
Typical melting or failure heat?
pyrolyses; does not melt cleanly
What should it be paired with?
mineral-wool: The A1 alternative with higher λ.
Where is it specified?
Buildings, transport, energy and consumer goods — see the uses chapter.

Icônes

Otto Bayer

Otto Bayer

Germany · 1937

Otto Bayer is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

Refrigerator cabinet

Refrigerator cabinet

Global · 1960s–

Refrigerator cabinet is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

PIR foil board

PIR foil board

Europe · 1990s–

PIR foil board is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

Spray foam gun

Spray foam gun

United States · 1970s–

Spray foam gun is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

SIP panel

SIP panel

North America · 1980s–

SIP panel is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

Car seat foam

Car seat foam

Global · 1960s–

Car seat foam is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

HFO molecule era

HFO molecule era

Global · 2010s

HFO molecule era is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

Sandwich panel

Sandwich panel

Global · 1970s–

Sandwich panel is a reference point in the public image of Mousse de polyuréthane.

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