Plasterboard 6 mm Round (Reversed), MLV

Insulation sweeps keyed on measured airflow resistivity.

Tests

2

Effect of Insulation Flow Resistivity

Rw range

29–31dB

spread 2 dB

Highest Rw

31dB

GW 90 mm R2.7 (34,000 N·s/m⁴)

Largest ΔRw vs first

+4dB

GW 90 mm R2.7 (34,000 N·s/m⁴)

Sound reduction index

R′ from the 2270, re-referenced to the 0.9216 m² specimen area (−0.35 dB). Grey lines: reference bounds.

Single-number ratings

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VariesTestRwCCtrΔRw vs firstΔRw vs openMean R
GW 90 mm R2.5 (15,000 N·s/m⁴)Project065
29
−2−6ref.+2825.2
GW 90 mm R2.7 (34,000 N·s/m⁴)Project067
31
−2−6+4+3028.6

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.