Thermal Insulation

Closed Cell Physically crosslinked

polyolefin foam PHYSICALLY
insulation
C R O S S L I N K E D
SEKISUI TECHNOLOGY

PHYSICALLY
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Setting the Standard

Thermobreak® is the leading and most innovative polyolefin foam thermal insulation available to the HVAC and Building industry
worldwide. Thermobreak’s performance is unsurpassed.
Thermobreak® thermal insulation is an all-in-one closed cell physically crosslinked polyolefin foam that is manufactured in
compliance to ASTM C1427 Standard.
Thermobreak® was developed in Australia and has sold worldwide for over 20 years. The revolutionary insulation product has a
factory applied reinforced foil facing and adhesive backing. Thermobreak® enables much faster installation and eliminates many
errors and limitations encountered when using older insulation technology.
Thermobreak® is manufactured using our proprietary physically crosslinked polyolefin foam technology, invented and
commercialised by the Sekisui Chemical group in Japan. The technology allows crosslinking of the polyolefin without the use of
chemical agents. Instead the Sekisui process utilises clean and precise crosslinking through irradiation (physical) means.
Sekisui has been manufacturing crosslinked polyolefin foams since 1967. Today Sekisui Foam division is the largest and leading
crosslinked polyolefin foam manufacturer in the world operating 10 foam factories located in Europe, USA, Thailand, Japan, Korea,
and Australia. PHYSICALLY
C R O S S L I N K E D
SEKISUI TECHNOLOGY

Our commitment to quality and the protection of the environment is embodied by our operations all being certified to both the ISO
9001 Quality Assurance and ISO 14001 Environmental standards.

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 Sidra Hospital Doha, Qatar
M&E Consultant KEO International

Marriott Hotel Abu Dhabi, UAE Sama Beirut, Lebanon

M&E Consultant Herberger Engineers M&E Consultant ERGA Group

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Technically Superior
Our unique physically crosslinked technology results in a smaller and more evenly distributed cell structure. Cell structure
directly affects thermal conductivity and vapour permeability. Both are key factors in insulation performance.

AREA Thermal Conductivity: 0.032 W/mK (230C) is the lowest

(m 2) THICKNESS
(m)
of any flexible insulation material. On equivalent thickness
THERMAL
CONDUCTIVITY
RATE
basis, Thermobreak® provides up to 18% better insulation
THERMAL ENERGY

than elastomeric and chemically crosslinked foams.

(W-K-m)
(W)

TEMPERATURE1 TEMPERATURE2
(K) (K)
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
△T=T1-T2
(K)

Vapour Permeability of almost zero ensures our thermal

conductivity remains relatively constant for a period of 10
years thus significantly contributing to building sustainability
and energy cost reduction.
Vapour Permeability = 2.3 x 10-15 Kg/Pa.s.m
Permeability Resistance Factor: µ > 80,000

Third Party Certification & Testing

Thermobreak® is third party certified ensuring that our stated technical specifications and test results are third party verified
through factory inspection, audit and sample preparation. All our product testing is performed with ISO 17025 Certified
laboratories ensuring testing integrity and verification.

130546 SAI-CM20068 E193277

143961

Energy Efficiency & Building Sustainability

Building Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality and Health & Safety, are all key
elements embodied in the Green Building concept.
Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human Pa
health and the natural environment through energy efficiency, protecting occupant health, M
improving employee productivity, and reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.
Central to the green building concept is thermal insulation. Thermobreak® insulation is
manufactured to support and comply with such initiatives and enables credit point accumulation
through various building accreditation systems such as LEED and Estidama.
> Green Star Compliant (VOC) > Relatively constant thermal conductivity over a 10 year period
> No CFCs or HCFCs > Zero PVC, Zero Formaldehyde
> Zero Ozone Depletion Potential > Compliance to RoHS Directive
(Montreal Protocol) > Compliance to REACH Directive
> Low GWP > Resistance to Mould Growth
> Superior thermal insulation > Non-Allergenic Properties

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 Burj Residences Dubai, UAE
M&E Consultant Holfrord Associates

Palm Twin Towers Doha, QATAR Zuellig Building Manila, Philippines Lim Binh
TowerTuong
HCMC,Political
VietnamCentre, Vietnam
M&E Consultant MZ & Partners First LEED Platinum building in the Philippines M&EM&E
Consultant
Consultant : CPG
CASA Vietnam
(HK)
M&E Consultant Meinhardt Philippines

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Dubai Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai, UAE Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide, South Australia Movenpick Hotel Bangalore, India
M&E Consultant CKR Consulting Engineers M&E Consultant Lehr Consultants Intl. M&E Consultant Sankalpa Tech

Qatar Petroleum (QP) Plaza Doha, Qatar

M&E Consultant KEO International

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 Compliance to International Fire & Smoke Standards
Thermobreak® has been tested and complies to International Fire and Smoke Standards including
> BRITISH (BS)
> ASTM
> AUSTRALIAN (AS)
> European (EN)
> ISO
Our testing regime includes various thicknesses in the range to ensure safety across all thickness used in projects. It is the only
polyolefin foam based sheet insulation to achieve FM Approval to FM4924, a demanding large scale room corner fire test.

Quality Materials Engineered to Last

Thermobreak® is supplied with factory applied reinforced aluminium foil facing and
repositionable acrylic tissue adhesive system. Our materials are of the highest quality.
Our aluminium foil facing is reinforced providing additional physical protection to
the insulation and at the same time reducing heat flow.
Thermobreak® is the only material that uses tissue interlayer based adhesive
system. Unlike conventional direct coated adhesives, our system ensures that the
adhesive provides 100% coverage on the duct surface and on the foam insulation.
This feature also provides the additional benefit of repositionability, an essential
requirement during installation. The insulation can be lifted off the duct numerous
times during alignment without tearing the insulation.
In keeping with current green building trends and demands such as indoor air quality,
our adhesive system is low VOC (Green Star) compliant and offers credit points for
building ratings systems such as LEED and Estidama.

Proven Reliability for Over 20 Years

With Thermobreak® installed in over 600 projects worldwide, our experience and results speak for themselves.
Tested and proven and in a variety of climatic conditions Thermobreak® has established an enviable reputation as a quality,
reliable, closed cell insulation performing flawlessly and delivering significant energy savings to building owners and operators.

Technical Support & Distribution Network

Backed by the technical expertise of Sekisui, a global multinational, our commitment and technical support to our customers
is unrivalled. Our office locations throughout Asia Pacific, India and the Middle East provide technical support to our customers
and distributors.
This includes our ThermaCalc® thickness selection software, heat flow and temperature profile analysis software, a series of
Technical Information Bulletins for M&E professionals, detailed Installation Instructions and full set of third party certificates.
Our extensive distribution network ensures that materials are locally available at all times.
For your nearest distributor please consult our website.

Complete Range for your HVAC Insulation Needs

Thermobreak® is available in a complete range to cover typical HVAC requirements:
> Thermobreak® Sheet (duct and large pipes, underslab)
> Thermobreak® Tube (preformed tube up to 10’ IPS (273mm ID) and 50mm wall thickness
> Thermobreak ® NO CLAD - Sheet and pipe insulation for external applications and heavy duty traffic areas
> Thermobreak® Acoustiplus- Fibre free acoustic liner with factory applied acrylic adhesive

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 Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL
PHySiCAL PRoPERTiES
SPECIFICATIONS
FiRE AND SMoKE BEHAvioUR

Material: Physically (irradiation) crosslinked closed BS476 Parts 6 & 7: CLASS 0

Physical Properties cell polyolefin foam with factory applied Fire and Smoke Behaviour
reinforced aluminium foil and acrylic AS1530 PartParts
BS476 3 Ignitability Index:
6 & 7: CLASS 0 0
Material: Physically (irradiation) crosslinked
adhesive backing Spread of Flame Index: 0
closed cell polyolefin foam with AS1530 Part 3 Ignitability Index: 0

Density: factory
25 kg/m 3
(foamapplied reinforced
core only)
Heat Evolved Index:
Spread of Flame Index:
0
0
aluminium foil and acrylic Smoke
Heat Evolved Index: 0-1
Developed Index: 0

Thermal Conductivity: 0.032 adhesive
W/m/°K (@backing
23°C mean temp.) Smoke Developed Index: 0-1
(ASTM C518) 0.036 W/m/°K (@ ASTM E84: COMPLIES (NFPA 90A & B)
3 36°C mean temp.)
Density: 25 kg/m (foam core only) ASTM E84: COMPLIES
Flame Spread (NFPA
Index: 90A<25
& B)
Water vapour
Thermal Permeability:
Conductivity: 8.19 x0.032
10-15 kg/Pa.s.m
W/mK (@ 23°C mean temp.) FlameDeveloped
Smoke Spread Index:
Index: <50<25
(ASTM E96)
(ASTM C518) (0.0290.036
mg.m/N.h)
W/mK (@ 36°C mean temp.) Smoke Developed Index: <50
ASTM C411: COMPLIES (NFPA 90A & B)
Water
Water Vapour
vapour Permeability: 3.3 x 10
Permeance: 2.3-4 x 10-15 kg/Pa.s.m
g/MN.s ASTM C411: COMPLIES (NFPA 90A & B)
(ASTM E96) FM 4924
FM 4924: Thermobreak
ThermobreakSheet
Sheet APPROVED
APPROVED (143961)
Water absorption by volume: <0.1% v/v
Water
(JIS Vapour Permeance:
K6767) 0.000195
(0.00038 g/cm2) μg/N.s
Up
Uptoto25mm thickness
25mm thickness
12mm thickness EN ISO 11925 Reaction to Fire Complies (Euroclass E)
Permeability Resistance Factor: μ > 20,000
Water absorption by volume: <0.1% v/v AS 3837: BCAGroup
Group Number: 1 1
(JIS K6767) (0.00038 g/cm2) AS 3837 BCA Number:
Resistance to fungi: Zero Growth Smoke Index: ≤250
Smoke Index: ≤250
(ASTM G21)
Permeability Resistance Factor: μ > 80,000 BS 6853 Annex B: Smoke Toxicity COMPLIES (R < 1.0)
Resistance to fungi: Zero Growth BS 6853 Annex B Smoke Toxicity COMPLIES (R < 1.0)
ozone Resistance: Excellent IMO MSC 61(67) Part 2: Smoke Toxicity COMPLIES
(ASTM G21)
iMo MSC 61(67) Part 2 Smoke Toxicity COMPLIES
Uv Resistance: Excellent ISO 5659 Part 2 Smoke Density COMPLIES (IMO MSC 61(67) Part 2)
Ozone Resistance: Excellent Dm < 200
iSo 5659 Part 2 Smoke Density COMPLIES (IMO MSC 61(67) Part 2)
Noise Reduction Coefficient:
UV Resistance: 0.20 (12mm foam thickness)
Excellent Satisfies max allowable
(ISO 354) 0.30 (25mm foam thickness) Dm < 200
concentrations for the
Noise Reduction Coefficient: 0.20 (12mm foam thickness) Satisfies max allowable
following combustion gases:
(AS 1045)
operating
Temperature Range: -80 °C0.30 (25mm
~ +100 °C (nofoam thickness)
adhesive) concentrations for the
CO, HCl, HBr, HF, HCN, NOx, SO2
following combustion gases:
Operating
GreenStar Temperature Range:Low
Rating: VOC
-80Emitting
°C ~ +100 °C (no adhesive)
UL 94 Horizontal Burn APPROVED
CO, HCl, HBr, HF, HCN, (HF-1)
NOx, SO
2
(ASTM D5116)
GreenStar Rating: Low VOC Emitting (E193277)
(ASTM D5116) UL 94 Horizontal Burn APPROVED (HF-1)
Physical Property Requirements: COMPLIES (Type II - Sheet)
(ASTM C1427)
Physical Property Requirements: COMPLIES (Type II - Sheet) Size Availability
(ASTM C1427) SiZE AvAiLABiLiTy
REACH Directives: COMPLIES • 8mm: 50m x 1200mm rolls
REACH Directives:
(1907/2006/EC) COMPLIES
•
8-mm 10mm: 20m50m
x 1200mm
X 1200 mmrolls
rolls
(1907/2006/EC)
Product Certification may be plant specific. Please consult with your local representative. • 12mm: 20m x 1200mm rolls
Product Certification may be plant specific. Please consult with your local representative. 10-mm 20m X 1200 mm rolls
• 15mm: 20m x 1200mm rolls
Distributed by 12-mm
Distributed by • 20mm: 20m20m X 1200 mmrolls
x 1200mm rolls
© Sekisui Pilon May 2015 INTL

•
15-mm 25-50mm: 2300mm x 1200mm
20m X 1200 mm rolls sheets
Other sizes available on request
20-mm 20m X 1200 mm rolls

25~50-mm 2300mm X 1200mm sheets

Thermobreak is a registered trademark of Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Other sizes available on request.

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