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The mortar Perlifoc Gets the ranking EI-240 on concrete block
12/07/2009
July 12, 2009
The last may, the firm perlite and vermiculite made an essay consisting of the fire protection of a wall of concrete block-based projection of Perlifoc fireproof mortar. The classification obtained was EI-240 minutes. The trial was held at the accredited laboratory Applus Lgai in Bellaterra (Barcelona). Trials have been under the norm UNE EN 1364-1: 2000 according to the technical building code.
Perlifoc is a mortar with a fire-resistance very high and this is thanks to the materials that make up, perlite and vermiculite are two minerals of volcanic origin of similar characteristics and due to its very low thermal conductivity are the best existing natural insulation.
