摘要 |
Disclosed is a mat-faced gypsum board of the general type having a gypsum-based core formed from a gypsum slurry compressed through an extrusion ratio of at least about 3:1 wherein the fibrous mat facing on at least one side of the board has a weight per unit surface area of greater than about 1.85 lb./100 ft.2 and consists essentially of inorganic fibers having a diameter of less than about 15 microns. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing such a gypsum board and the use of such a gypsum board in exterior finishing systems, interior lath systems and as a door core.
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