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

Rock Wool vs Glass Wool

Side-by-side comparison of the declared technical data for Rock Wool and Glass Wool. 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.36/59 · Insulation
Glass Wool
Mineral Wool
Full sheet →
MetricRock WoolGlass Wool
ClassificationMineral WoolMineral Wool
Direct comparison
Reference standard
EU Standard
EN 13162
Isolanti Lana Minerale
EU Standard
EN 13162
Isolanti Lana Minerale
Fire reaction
Fire class
A1 Euroclasse
Incombustibile
Fire class
A1 / A2
Incombustibile
Thermal conductivity (λ)
Thermal conductivity
0.034 W/mK
Valore lambda D medio
Thermal conductivity
0.032 - 0.039 W/mK
Alta efficienza (lambda D)
Vapour permeability (μ)
Permeability mu
1
Massima traspirabilità
Permeability mu
1
Totalmente traspirante
Density40 - 150 kg/m3
Variabile per uso
10 - 40 kg/m3
Estremamente leggera
Other properties
Compressive strength—
Compressibility (transport)
Fino a 1/6 del volume
Tensile strengthFino a 15 kPa (TR)—
Acoustics (insulation/absorption)—
Acoustic absorption (alphaw)
Fino a 1.0 (Classe A)
Specific heat
Specific heat (Cp)
1030 J/kgK
—
Melting point> 1150 gradi C—
Water absorptionIdrorepellente (WS)—
Dynamic stiffness (s')—< 15 MN/m3 (Bassa = Ottima)
SafetyBiosolub.
Certificato EUCEB
—
Water repellency—Trattata in massa

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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