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Perlite Insulation

Expanded perlite bonded into rigid boards and pipe sections - non-combustible, highly water resistant, and equally at home on a furnace and on a cryogenic tank.

Product Details

Expanded perlite is a naturally occurring volcanic mineral, bonded here into rigid boards and pipe sections. It handles a remarkable temperature span - the same material insulates industrial furnaces and cryogenic storage tanks - and its water resistance makes it a sound choice where insulation gets wet.

Why engineers specify it

  • Service to 650 °C (1202 °F)
  • Thermal conductivity of 0.076 W/mK at 250 kg/m³
  • High water resistance
  • Non-combustible
  • Useful sound-dampening properties
  • Works from cryogenic through to high-temperature service

Supplied as

  • Boards and slabs: 600 mm long, 300 or 150 mm wide, 25-100 mm thick
  • Pipe sections: 600 mm long, 0.5" to 60" inner diameter, 25-100 mm thick

Where it is used

  • Cryogenic and low-temperature tank insulation
  • Industrial furnaces, ovens and kilns
  • Pipes and high-temperature vessels
  • Refrigeration equipment
  • Cavity wall, roof and floor insulation
  • Shipbuilding and offshore structures

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Good to Know

Questions about Perlite Insulation

Up to 650 °C (1202 °F) for hot service, and it is equally suited to cryogenic and low-temperature tanks - one material across a very wide span.

It has high water resistance, which is one of the main reasons it is specified for exposed and buried service where insulation is likely to get wet.

Boards and slabs 600 mm long in 300 or 150 mm widths, and pipe sections 600 mm long from 0.5" to 60" inner diameter, both 25 to 100 mm thick.

Yes. Perlite has useful sound-dampening properties alongside its thermal performance, which is handy on plant rooms and equipment enclosures.
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