With over 30 years in the foam industry, we've collected plenty of foam facts! Below, a selection of the more useful facts and figures:
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VH grade polystyrene weighs 28kg per cubic meter
XPS Blue Board (also known as Styrofoam)weighs 32 kg per cubic meter
Soudal T Rexand other water-based and polystyrene-compatible adhesives are perfect for gluing polystyrene to other surfaces.
Polystyrene dissolves when anything solvent based is applied to it. Water based paint must beused when painting polystyrene.
1 cubic meter of standard grade polystyrene will support up to 970 kilos of weight when placed in water.
The calculation is 1 cubic meter to hold 1000 kilos minus the weight of the polystyrene.
