Commodity
Index-linkedBulk Aerogel follows a global index more than a boutique mill.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Strength12
Heat resistance84
Fire performance86
Insulation98
Workability28
Circularity50
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Quick answers
Is Aerogel non-combustible?
Declared reaction class in this atlas: silica A1; polymer aerogels not. Assemblies still need resistance tests.
Does Aerogel insulate?
Thermal mark 98/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: silica blankets ~0.015–0.025 W/m·K class.
What is the density band?
~0.003–0.15 g/cm³
How is it made?
Origin story: Kistler 1931; NASA / Aspen 1990s– (United States).
Can it be recycled?
Circularity mark 50/100 — editorial, route-specific.
Typical melting or failure heat?
silica sinters; organic aerogels burn
heat 84 · fire 86
Prices are bands. A 2024 coil is not a 2026 contract. Labour and certification often dwarf the commodity.
Producers listed are landmarks for orientation, not a ranking or a procurement list.
Cost bands
Specified grade
PremiumTight chemistry, cleanliness or certification multiplies the unit price.
System
InstalledBoards, coats and labour dwarf kilogram prices.
Certified / medical / aero
HighestPaperwork is the product.
Trial / green route
PolicyLow-carbon or bio routes still trade on certificates.
Regions
East Asia
Volume production and finishing.
Europe
Standards (EN, Euroclass) and specialty.
North America
ASTM / NFPA language and large domestic mills.
Korea / Japan
High-spec sheet, fibres, electronics-adjacent ceramics.
Resource belts
Ore, plantations or energy that feed primary routes.
Global trade
Aerogel moves as coils, bales, boards or chemicals — check HS codes, not vibes.
Key numbers
~0.003–0.15 g/cm³Density
silica blankets ~0.015–0.025 W/m·K classThermal
silica A1; polymer aerogels notFire letter
98Atlas insulation
Producers
Aspen Aerogels
Blankets, US listed.
Cabot
Particles and composites.
Armacell
Some aerogel hybrids.
JIOS / Korean
Asian blankets.
Chinese silica aerogel parks
Volume granules.
NASA heritage labs
Not a shop.
Ask for the route (primary, scrap, bio) before believing a green label.
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