Material properties for non-ceramic outdoor insulation - State of the art

An urgent need was indicated for material standards which define the physical properties of polymers applied for outdoor insulation. This report lists the important material properties for polymeric materials already used in outdoor installation and where applicable the standardised test methods already existing including the minimum requirements. If no standardization tests are available then test methods reported in literature are summarised. Categories considered : housing materials (in general a silicone rubber, EPDM,EVA etc); core materials (FRP etc); structural materials (Epoxy etc).