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Materials / Comparisons / Rock Wool vs Wood Fibre
Material Library — Comparison · Insulation

Rock Wool vs Wood Fibre

Side-by-side comparison of the declared technical data for Rock Wool and Wood Fibre. Rows are aligned by metric: the properties both sheets share come first, then the rest. Values come from Architheca material sheets; where a material has no datum you’ll see “—”.

MAT.35/58 · Insulation
Rock Wool
Mineral Wool
Full sheet →
MAT.38/61 · Insulation
Wood Fibre
Wood Fibre (WF)
Full sheet →
MetricRock WoolWood Fibre
ClassificationMineral WoolWood Fibre (WF)
Direct comparison
Reference standard
EU Standard
EN 13162
Isolanti Lana Minerale
EU Standard
EN 13171
Isolanti Fibra di Legno
Fire reaction
Fire class
A1 Euroclasse
Incombustibile
Reaction to fire
Classe E / B-s1, d0
Thermal conductivity (λ)
Thermal conductivity
0.034 W/mK
Valore lambda D medio
Thermal conductivity
0.038 W/mK
Valore lambdaD standard
Specific heat
Specific heat (Cp)
1030 J/kgK
2.100 J/kgK
Doppio della lana minerale
Melting point> 1150 gradi C
Vapour diffusion factor (mu)
3 - 5 (Traspirante)
Density40 - 150 kg/m3
Variabile per uso
50 - 270 kg/m3
Alta Inerzia Termica
Other properties
Elastic modulus (E)—
Elastic modulus
Dipende dalla densità
Compressive strength—
Compressive resistance
Fino a 200 kPa
Tensile strengthFino a 15 kPa (TR)—
Water absorptionIdrorepellente (WS)—
Vapour permeability (μ)
Permeability mu
1
Massima traspirabilità
—
GWP (A1–A3)—
GWP (A1-A3)
- 1.20 kgCO2
Carbon Negative (Netto)
Recyclability / recycled content—
Recyclability
100 %
Compostabile / Biomassa
SafetyBiosolub.
Certificato EUCEB
—

Rows aligned by canonical metric; each material’s original label is shown when it differs from the metric name. Declared sheet data — not a substitute for product certifications.

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