With the development of technology and the increase in electronic devices, the environments in which we are exposed to radiation in daily life have increased tremendously. In addition to x-ray rooms and mammography units, television studios, datacenters and places where many electronic products, although harmless on their own, coexist have become potential radioactive environments. Although it does not contain lead, Knauf protects from radiation with Gypsum Board® Safeboard®, which is as strong as 4 millimeter-thick lead sheets, and transforms spaces into healthy environments that do not pose a threat to health.
Offering high performance products in fire resistance, sound insulation, heat insulation, seismic design, surface quality and facade finishing solutions as well as security solutions, Knauf provides protection against radiation with Gypsum Board Safeboard®. The product, developed by Knauf R&D engineers, generates a protection shield for the X-ray rooms and mammography units of health institutions, which are directly affected by X-Ray rays, as well as for structures where many radioactive radiation emitting devices such as television studios and datacenters are located together.
Lead-free protection as strong as lead sheet
Although gypsum board® Safeboard® does not contain lead, it is as strong and effective as lead in 4 millimeters thickness. It protects the device or devices from radiation according to the tube voltage values of the device or devices in the space, moreover, it can be applied in a single layer in places with low radiation (35 kV) such as mammography units. Safeboard®, which is preferred in partition wall and wall cladding applications, can be used in suspended ceilings as it is lighter than lead plate walls. In addition, it prevents the spread of fire thanks to its fire reaction class “A2-s1, d0”, and provides 6-10 dB more sound insulation than standard plates with its high density.
Full protection with Special Safeboard® Grouting
The product, which is easy to process and offers the possibility of folding and bending with its flexible design, can be mounted with the same ease as other Gypsum Board types. It provides full efficiency when applied with Safeboard® Joint Filler, which has the properties of holding X-ray rays, flexibility and high adherence.
Knauf Safeboard® has additional radiation protection in type DF according to EN 520 and type GKF according to DIN 18180. Knauf Safeboard®, which also offers a solution against radiation in areas with high-tech devices such as news centers, does not harm the environment at the disposal stage, as it does not contain lead.
