Building & Construction

• Polymer insulation materials (PU, EPS, XPS)
• Pipes and profiles (PVC, PE)
• Sealants and adhesives
• Coatings and membranes
• Flame-retardant polymer systems

• Thermal expansion and dimensional instability
• Ageing and environmental degradation
• Performance of flame-retardant systems
• Fire behavior and compliance
• Variability in recycled or modified materials

With NETZSCH solutions, you can:

• Meet compliance with fire safety regulations
• Improve durability and lifetime performance
• Optimize insulation properties
• Understand ageing and degradation
• Develop safer and more reliable materials

Understand how polymers behave under temperature:

• Glass transition and melting behavior (DSC)
• Thermal stability and Decomposition reactionA decomposition reaction is a thermally induced reaction of a chemical compound forming solid and/or gaseous products. decomposition (TGA)
• Expansion and shrinkage (TMA, DIL)

Gain:

• material stability
• dimensional accuracy
• long-term performance

For coatings, sealants, and adhesives:

• Flow behavior during application
• Viscoelastic properties
• Curing behavior

Optimize:

• processability
• application quality
• performance consistency

Fire behavior is critical for construction polymers.

NETZSCH solutions provide insights into:

• Ignition behavior
• Heat release rate (HRR)
• Smoke development
• Flame-retardant effectiveness

Using e.g., the TCC 918 Cone Calorimeter or the LOI 910 Oxygen Index, you can:

• evaluate fire performance
• meet safety standards
• optimize formulations

For polymer-based insulation systems:

• Thermal conductivity (HFM)
• Thermal DiffusivityThermal diffusivity (a with the unit mm2/s) is a material-specific property for characterizing unsteady heat conduction. This value describes how quickly a material reacts to a change in temperature.Thermal diffusivity (LFA)

Improve:

• energy efficiency
• insulation performance