Perlit in the light concretes
Perlite concrete is a concrete with the middle density of 400-600 kg/m3, made on the basis of perlite. As astringent components for perlite concrete are served such materials: cement (mainly), lime, build gypsum, synthetic resins etc. On the basis of perlite it is made heat insulation light concrete (density of 250-500 kg/m3) and construction heat insulating concrete (density of 600-800 kg/m3). Most lights perlite concretes are got on synthetic resins. Plasticizers are used to receiving e special descriptions of concrete.
Comparative description of heat insulation matials*
Wall material | Density, kg/m3 |
| Thickness of wall | Weight 1 m2 of wall, kg | Water vapour permeability |
Silicate brick | 1800 | 0,87 | 2,7 | 4860 | 0,18 |
Brick clay | 1700 | 0,81 | 2,5 | 4250 | 0,17 |
Clayite concrete | 900 | 0,5 | 1,3 | 500 | 0,26 |
Head concrete | 600 | 0,19 | 0,6 | 360 | 0,175 |
Ceramic block | 750 | 0,21 | 0,60 | 336 | 0,16 |
Wood (pine-tree) | 500 | 0,16 | 0,45 | 220 | 0,06 |
Aerocrete | 400 | 0,15 | 0,32 | 150 | 0,17 |
Heat insulation perlite concrete | 500 | 0,09 | 0,25 | 130 | 0,31 |
Construction heat insulating perlite concrete | 600 | 0,12 | 0,3 | 145 | 0,3 |



