Commodity
Index-linkedBulk Graphene follows a global index more than a boutique mill.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Strength90
Heat resistance88
Fire performance40
Insulation18
Workability20
Circularity42
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Quick answers
Is Graphene non-combustible?
Declared reaction class in this atlas: carbon; not a building product. Assemblies still need resistance tests.
Does Graphene insulate?
Thermal mark 18/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: ~3000–5000 W/m·K in-plane (theory/exp bands).
What is the density band?
areal mass ~0.77 mg/m²
How is it made?
Origin story: Geim & Novoselov 2004 (Manchester).
Can it be recycled?
Circularity mark 42/100 — editorial, route-specific.
Typical melting or failure heat?
2-D stability is a lab story
heat 88 · fire 40
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
Graphene moves as coils, bales, boards or chemicals — check HS codes, not vibes.
Key numbers
areal mass ~0.77 mg/m²Density
~3000–5000 W/m·K in-plane (theory/exp bands)Thermal
carbon; not a building productFire letter
18Atlas insulation
Producers
First Graphene
Platelets, Australia.
NanoXplore
Compounding.
Versarien
UK applied.
Grolltex / Graphenea
CVD films.
Chinese flake vendors
Volume GO/GNP.
Samsung / IBM labs
Device research, not bags of powder.
Ask for the route (primary, scrap, bio) before believing a green label.
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