HySSIL Features and Benefits

HySSIL™ GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS | HySSIL™ FEATURES AND BENEFITS | HySSIL™ USES AND APPLICATIONS

HySSIL™ bridges the gap between conventional concrete and AAC by offering significant advantages over both of these products. The current HySSIL™ cementitious wall panel product’s features and potential benefits are listed below:

Structural and non-structural panels:
	•	Structural applications include multi storey buildings and
	•	Non-structural or low load applications include external cladding, high noise reduction internal wall systems, road noise barriers, fencing and external walls for single and double storey housing.

Lightweight, high strength:
	•	Enables lower cost building by reducing supporting structures and foundations;
	•	Lightweight walling systems perform better than heavier systems where poor foundation conditions prevail and in earthquake zones;
	•	HySSIL™ 1200 (1200kg/m3) panels which are under development are 50% lighter than comparable concrete aggregate panels and
	•	HySSIL™ 1500 (1500kg/m3) panels are 40% lighter than comparable concrete aggregate panels. Australian Building Code endorsement for several applications of these panels has now been achieved.

Cost competitive:
	•	Competitive ex-factory with pre-cast concrete
	•	Lower transport, handling and erection costs and
	•	Cost of manufacturing plant is comparable with normal pre cast plant and significantly less than for an AAC plant.

Exceptional thermal insulation properties:
	•	Thermal conductivity up to five times better than concrete and
	•	Pre-requisite for today’s energy efficient buildings.

Excellent acoustic properties:
	•	Comparable with concrete and superior to AAC and
	•	Ideal for high sound reduction walls.

Smooth, robust surface finish:
	•	Lower finishing costs than concrete and AAC;
	•	Suitable for external applications and
	•	Special design motifs can be easily cast in HySSIL panels.

Substantial fire ratings:
	•	Superior fire ratings compared to conventional concrete;
	•	Achieves 240/240/240 FRL (HySSIL™ 1500 @ 150mm thick) and
	•	No toxic fumes.

High pullout strength:
	•	Ideal foundation for masonry anchors and
	•	Significantly higher than AAC.

Long term durability:
	•	Drying shrinkage comparable with concrete and
	•	Water resistance comparable to concrete and superior to unfinished AAC.

Strong green credentials:
	•	Residential wall systems constructed from HySSIL™ 1500 have approximately 65% less embodied energy, and approximately 50% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional rendered brick veneer wall systems. These figures are higher if compared to a double brick wall.

HySSIL benefits versus conventional concrete