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Comparison of C-THERM
And Competing Materials

(In order of increasing cost)
Type of Insulation (Relative Cost) Depth Limitation,
ft
(m)
Temperature Limitation,
ºF
(ºC)
Preferred Lay Method Typical
K-Value, BTU/ft-ºF-hr (W/m-ºC)
Unfilled Polyurethane or Polyolefin (1) None 212
(100)
Any Lay Method 0.12 (0.20)
Polyolefin Foam(2) 3,000
(900)
212
(100)
Any Lay Method 0.10 (0.17)
C-THERM Syntactic Foam (3) 10,000
(3,000)
300
(150)
Primarily
S-Lay or
J-Lay*
0.07 (0.12)
Pipe-in-Pipe
(4)
5,000
(1,500)
300
(150)
Primarily
S-Lay or
J-Lay
0.05 (0.09)
Note: Relative costs are based on estimates of total installed cost.
* Syntactic foams are now being developed for reeled applications.
Cuming Corporation is a manufacturer of composite materials such as syntactic foam insulation equipment for the offshore oil and gas industries.
Cuming Corporation manufactures microwave materials for the electronics, aerospace, telecommunications and defense industries.
Cuming Corporation is a manufacturer of composite materials such as syntactic foam flotation equipment for the offshore oil and gas industries.




 
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