Core-Fill 500 - Codes & Standards

Technical Presentation

TEST	REFERENCE	REQUIREMENTS	CORE-FILL 500™
Thermal Resistivity	D.O.E. (e)(2)H.U.D. 6.2.7	R-Value not less than 4.0 per inch	R - 4.91 per inch
Fire Safety	ASTM E-84	Flame spread not to exceed 25	Flame spread* 0 Smoke density 5
Fire Wall Rating	ASTM E-119	Minimum - 2 hours on a standard 8" or 12" CMU	4 hours on 8" CMU 4 hours on 12" CMU
Corrosiveness	D.O.E. (e)(3)H.U.D. 6.2.8	Al, Cu, Steel - no Perforations; Galvanized steel - no pitting; Loss in mass not to exceed 0.2g	No perforations No pitting Less than 0.1g
Density	D.O.E. (e)(4)H.U.D. 6.1.4	Dry 0.7 to 0.9 lb/ft3 Wet 2.5 to 5.5 lb/ft3	0.8 lb/ft3 2.7 to 3.3 lb/ft3
Water Absorption	D.O.E. (e)(5)H.U.D. 6.2.9	Not to exceed 15% No absorption in less than 1 hour	Floating test 3%Droplet test - 1 hr.15 min.
Acoustic Properties	ASTM E-90	STC Rating 50	STC Rating 53 (equal to sand) OITC Rating 44 (equal to sand)
Shrinkage	D.O.E. (E)(11)H.U.D. 6.2.5	Not more than 4.0%	Less than 1%

*This numerical flame spread rating is not intended to reflect hazards presented by this or any other material under actual fire conditions

** A two-hour rated 8” or 12” CMU can be improved to four hours when cores are filled with Core-Fill 500 per ASTM E119 testing standard

Thermal Properties

INSULATION VALUE	CONSTRUCTION	"U" VALUE	"R" VALUE
Foam in CMU Cores (Parallel Heat Flow)	8" CMU / 60lb. density 8" CMU / 100lb. density 12" CMU / 60lb. density 12" CMU / 100lb. density	.07 .10 .05 .08	14.2 9.1 20.0 12.5
12" Utility Brick Wall System	4" Nominal Outer Wall 4" Cavity Space filled with Core-Fill 500 4" Nominal Inner Wythe	.04	23.2

R-Values vary with block density. Certain R-Values taken from National Concrete Masonry Association publications.

Series parallel valuations provided upon request.