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Owens Corning FOAMULAR NGX 400, 600 and 1000 are high strength Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Insulation products designed for use in engineered applications requiring additional load-bearing capability such as under slab, concrete floors, foundations.


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FOAMULAR® NGX® High-Performance XPS Insulation

Owens Corning® FOAMULAR® NGX® insulation offers all the performance and ease-of-use you expect from Owens Corning® FOAMULAR® insulation with industry-leading sustainability. Learn how FOAMULAR® NGX® meets the new environmental regulations for Canada and a growing list of US states.

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Technical Information


PROPERTY

TEST METHOD

COMPLIANCE:

Type 4

CAN/ULC-S701.1-17






PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Compressive Strength1 F-400: 40 psi (275 kPa)ASTM D1621
Compressive Strength1 F-600: 60 psi (415 kPa)ASTM D1621
Compressive Strength1 F-1000: 100 psi (690 kPa)ASTM D1621
Compressive Modulus F-400: 2000 psi (13789 kPa)ASTM D1621
Compressive Modulus F-600: 2700 psi (18616 kPa)

ASTM D1621

Compressive Modulus F-1000: 3700 psi (25510 kPa)ASTM D1621

Flexural Strength

ASTM C203

Flexural Strength2 F-600: 140 psi (965 kPa)ASTM C203
Flexural Strength2 F-1000: 150 psi (1034 kPa)ASTM C203
Dimensional Stability, Maximum, % linear change: 1.5ASTM D2126

Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion:
3.5x10-5 in/in./°F (6.3x10-5 mm/mm/°C)


ASTM E228

THERMAL

Thermal Resistance, R-Value, hr•ft2•°F/Btu (RSI, °C•m2/W)
5.0 (0.88) @ 24°C (75°F) mean temperature
5.4 (0.95) @ 4.4°C (40°F) mean temperature
5.6 (0.99) @ -3.9°C (25°F) mean temperature



ASTM C518 or C177

LTTR:See data sheet for valuesCAN/ULC-S770-15
MOISTURE:Water Absorption, (max. % by volume): 0.30ASTM D2842


Water Vapour Permeance (typical) FOAMULAR NGX: > 0.3 Perms (17 ng/Pa.s.m2)

ASTM E96


Water Capillarity: None



Water Affinty: Hydrophobic



Limiting Oxygen Index, min.: 24

ASTM D2863


FIRE:

Combustible

CAN/ULC-S114

Max. Service Temp. 74°C (165 °F)

1  Value at yield or 5%, whichever occurs first.

2  Values at yield or 10% deflection, whichever occurs first.

3  The R-value for FOAMULAR® NGX™ XPS Insulation is provided from testing at mean temperatures of: -3.9 °C (25 °F),

4  4 °C (40 °F), and 24 °C (75 °F) and aging techniques of 180-day real time aged (as mandated by ASTM C578).

Applications

  • Basements
  • Floors
  • Foundations
  • Foundations > Slab
  • Roofs
  • Roofs > Flat
  • Roofs > Pitched / Curved

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