ROCKWOOL Acoustic Fire Batt (AFB) 2

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Last updated 27 May 2024

Thickness: 2" | Dimensions: 24" x 48""ROCKWOOL AFB® is a lightweight, acoustical fire batt stone wool insulation specifically designed for steel stud and wood stud interior wall and floor applications. Its superior sound absorbency and fire protection contribute to the overall comfort and safety of occupants.It provides increased density that reduces sound transmission. Greater noise control is further achieved when AFB® is part of the wall assembly along with gypsum boards and resilient channels.AFB® is non-combustible and will not develop toxic smoke or promote flame spread, even when directly exposed to fire. This helps to provide valuable extra time for people to reach safety and for fire services personnel to control the spread. It is a key component of fire-rated partitions."

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It is mineral wool at a density of 2.5 pounds per cubic foot. AFB is flexible, like dense household insulation batts. It does not hold it’s shape like rigid fiberglass board (such as Roxul Rockboard 60) Higher densities absorb sound only slightly better than at 2.5 pcf but cost a lot more, which makes 2.5 pcf the most cost-effective density for absorbing sound.