Difference between revisions of "Rock wool"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A common name for fine grade of [ | + | A common name for fine grade of [[mineral%20wool|mineral wool]]. Rock wool is made by blowing molten stone to form fine vitreous fibers. Mineral wool is incombustible and used as a heat and sound insulator. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 10 May 2016
Description
A common name for fine grade of Mineral wool. Rock wool is made by blowing molten stone to form fine vitreous fibers. Mineral wool is incombustible and used as a heat and sound insulator.
Synonyms and Related Terms
rockwool; mineral wool; Banrock [Johns-Manville]; Zerofil [Johns-Manville]; Rocktex [Philip Carey Co.]
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 513
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937