Plasterboard 12 mm Hexagon, No MLV

Same panel and MLV state, insulation product varied.

Tests

6

Effect of Insulation

Rw range

8–25dB

spread 17 dB

Highest Rw

25dB

GW 90 mm R2.7

Largest ΔRw vs first

+17dB

GW 90 mm R2.7

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
No InsulationProject031
8
00ref.+88.6
GW 45 mm R2.5Project032
14
0−1+7+1413.2
GW 90 mm R2.5Project033
20
−1−3+12+1917.5
GW 90 mm R2.7Project035
25
−1−4+17+2423.2
GW 100 mm R5Project034
17
−1−2+9+1614.9
GW 175 mm R3.5Project036
19
0−2+12+1917.1

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.