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FOAMULAR® NGX™ CodeBord® XPS | Foam Board Insulation | O<strong>W</strong>ens Corning Insulation

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OWens Corning® FOAMULAR® NGX® CodeBord® Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Rigid Foam Insulation is a closed cell, highly moisture-resistant rigid foam board Well suited to meet the needs for a Wide variety of residential and commercial construction applications.

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Specifications & Literature

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Resources

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FOAMULAR® 101
Training Animation - ComfortShield™
Training Animation - WindoW
Training Animation - Exterior Wall
Basement Wall
OWens Corning® ComfortSHIELD™ High Performance Building Enclosure System
Flanged WindoW
1st Floor Wall
2nd Floor Wall
Flat Ceiling
Basement Slab
Boxed WindoW

Technical Information

FOAMULAR® NGX® CodeBord is shipped in units containing three individually shrink-Wrapped packages.

Performance Criteria

DimensionPropertyTest Method

COMPLIANCE:

Evaluation Listing No. 13431-LCCMC
Type 3

CAN/ULC-701.1-17

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Compressive Strength1: 20 psi (140 kPa)

ASTM D1621

Compressive Modulus: 1000 psi (6895 kPa)

ASTM D1621

Flexural Strength2: 60 psi (414 kPa)

ASTM C203

Dimensional Stability, Maximum, % linear change: 1.5

ASTM D2126

Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion:
3.5x10–⁵ in/in./°F (6.3x10–⁵ mm/mm/°C)

ASTM E228

THERMAL3:

Thermal Resistance, R-Value, hr•ft²•°F/Btu (RSI, °C•m²/W)
5.0 (0.88) @ 24°C (75°F) mean temperature
5.4 (0.95) @ 4.4°C (40°F) mean temperature
5.6 (0.99) @ -3.9°C (25°F) mean temperature

ASTM C518 or C177

LTTR:

See data sheet for valuesCAN/ULC-S770-13

MOISTURE:

Water Absorption, (max. % by volume): 0.40

ASTM D2842

Water Vapour Permeance: > 0.65 Perms (37 ng/Pa.s.m²)

ASTM E96

Water Capillarity: None

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Water Affinty: Hydrophobic

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Limiting Oxygen Index, min.: 24

ASTM D2863

FIRE:

CombustibleCAN/ULC-S114
Flame spread 190; smoke developed > 500CAN/ULC-S102.2
Max. Service Temp. 74 °C (165 °F)–
  1. Values at yield or 10% deflection, Whichever occurs first.
  2. Value at yield or 5%, Whichever occurs first.
  3. The R-value for FOAMULAR® NGX® XPS Insulation is provided from testing at mean temperatures of: -3.9 °C (25 °F), 4.4 °C (40 °F), and 24 °C (75 °F) and aging techniques of 180-day real time aged (as mandated by ASTM C578).

Applications

  • Basements
  • Foundations
  • Foundations > Slab
  • Foundations > Wall
  • Walls

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