All Panels, No Insulation, No MLV

Baseline Comparison · 11 tests · Every bare panel, no insulation, no MLV.

Sound reduction index

R′ from the 2270, re-referenced to the 0.9216 m² specimen area (−0.35 dB). Grey lines: reference bounds. Past eight series, colours repeat with a dash pattern.

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VariesTestRwCCtrΔRw vs firstΔRw vs openMean R
PB 6 mm Round (No Scrim) (10.4%)Project004
5
0−1ref.+54.1
PB 12 mm Round (17.7%)Project003
7
00+2+78.3
PB 12 mm Round (No Scrim) (17.7%)Project072
3
00−2+33.0
PB 15 mm Round (19.6%)Project013
7
00+1+77.4
PB 12 mm Square (22.6%)Project010
7
00+2+77.6
PB 12 mm Hexagon (23.9%)Project031
8
00+3+88.6
PB Slots (13.1%)Project025
9
00+4+89.1
PB solid (10 mm) (0.0%)Project069
23
−1−1+18+2320.8
PB solid (13 mm) (0.0%)Project076
29
−1−1+24+2926.9
SM 1.6 mm Round (11.0%)Project039
1
00−5+11.0
SM 2.38 mm Round (23.0%)Project043
1
00−4+11.2

Rw, C and Ctr per ISO 717-1 over 100–3150 Hz. ΔRw fits the reference curve to the band-by-band difference curve, which is not the same number as subtracting two separately rounded Rw values. Mean R is the arithmetic mean over the 16 rating bands.