USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand StandardCORE Plasterboard has a re-engineered, lightweight core with USG Boral's innovative Sag-Defying Strength™ formulation. This plasterboard has two-tapered long edges for easy finishing when used with USG Boral's joint compounds.
Features
- Lightest gypsum plasterboard for its thickness
- Easy to lift, carry, and install
- Improves installation speed and reduces wastage
- Complies with international standards such as BS EN 520, or equivalent local standard for physical properties
- Uniform, strong core which reduces damage to board
Recommended Usage
- Non-fire-rated partition applications
- Commercial or residential construction
- Repair and remodel construction
- Steel framing
Additional Information
Benefits
- Lightweight: Easier to transport, carry, and handle.
- Sag-Defying Strength™: Specially formulated plasterboard panels with a high strength-to-weight ratio composite design offers better anti-sag performance.
- Reaction to Fire: Non-combustible. Evaluated and complies with BS 476: Part 4.
- Easy to Install: Scores and snaps easily, reducing installation time and wastage.
- Quality: Innovative manufacturing process that optimizes the core structure for excellent physical properties and consistency in quality.
USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand technology
Core Structure
USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand StandardCORE Plasterboard has a more uniformly distributed core structure compared to standard plasterboard, due to careful and precise engineering that generates void structure (“bubbles”) in a variety of sizes that are optimized for strength. This allows for consistent distribution across every piece of plasterboard at a lower weight. Similar lightweight engineered materials appear in nature (the human bone) and in aerospace technology (the latest Airbus 380 and Bowing 787).
Crystal Structure
USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand StandardCORE Plasterboard features fused gypsum crystal at the microscopic level to enhance the strength of the interlocking structure of the gypsum
Engineered Layer System
USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand StandardCORE Plasterboard has enhanced strength on its tapered edges, improving the lifting, carrying, and usability. This is done by the careful
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Technical Data and Notes
USG Boral SHEETROCK® Brand StandardCORE Plasterboard
*Custom lengths available. Please contact your local USG Boral office.
Physical Properties
- Thickness: 9.5mm, 12.5mm, 16mm
- Panel Size: 1220 x 2440mm
- Edge: Tapered Edge
- Tested to: BS EN 520, BS 476 Part 4
Applications
- Non-fire rated partition applications
- Commercial or residential construction
- Repair and remodel construction
- Steel Framing
