Plasterboard 6 mm Round, No MLV

Same panel and MLV state, insulation product varied.

Tests

6

Effect of Insulation

Rw range

5–19dB

spread 14 dB

Highest Rw

19dB

GW 90 mm R2.7

Largest ΔRw vs first

+16dB

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 InsulationProject004
5
0−1ref.+54.1
GW 45 mm R2.5Project007
10
0−2+7+109.0
GW 90 mm R2.5Project006
14
0−2+11+1413.5
GW 90 mm R2.7Project009
19
−1−4+16+1818.9
GW 100 mm R5Project005
12
−1−3+8+1110.3
GW 175 mm R3.5Project008
14
0−3+11+1412.6

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.