Expanded Glass Spheres Applications for Low Thermal Transfer

This study addresses the possibility of using expanded glass to obtain elements with low thermal transfer and stable from a geometric point of view when exposed to high temperatures, which may later be part of a fire-resistant multi-layer element. For this purpose, three types of recipes were designed and produced, which are composed of expanded foam glass spheres bounded with polymeric resin. Subsequently, 3 sets of each sample were subjected to baking: T1 (heating to 700°C, maintaining for 3 hours, oven cooling); T2 (heating to 600 ° C, maintaining for 3 hours, oven cooling); T3 (heating to 600° C, oven cooling). The 4 sets of samples (1 set in initial state and 3 sets of heat treated samples) were exposed for 1 hour at direct flame. It was found that the samples maintained their structural integrity and all three types of material ensure a temperature difference between the side exposed to temperature and the unexposed side higher than 200°C (considered satisfactory according to SREN 1363-1 / 2001).