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Solex is a brand name for corrugated polyethylene (PE)
Coroplast is a brand name for corrugated polypropylene (PP) (has become a genericized trademark)
The Macrolux is a brand name for polycarbonate. Multiwall (in this case) is their twinwall product
FWIW - these material are actually extruded, not a laminate of corrugated sheet(s) like corrugated fiberboard (AKA corrugated cardboard ) inferred by the naming in the first two cases.
The Solex literature compares their product to twinwall polycarbonate but not to the hdpe corrugate. I suspect the R valuse for those two might be very similar. I'd also guess that they don't make the call out because maybe PP is not typically use in greenhouse applications?? The PP in the comparison chart is just thin sheeting. The specs get a lot into light transmission, so that seem to be one of the reasons for PE in the greenhouse application. UV stability might be another issue.
l thing PE may be it is more flexible than PP which would be good for the semi-circular framed greenhouses that the Solex is often shown on. It comes in rolls whereas the PP comes in sheets. If this is the case it would seem that the PP would be better for paneling a van. Maybe the PE would be good for the front ceiling in a HR or as a stiffener in window cover or to sheath a cool rounded end cabinet. Would be interesting to find some for a touch test.
Here is a site with a wide variety of corrugated plastic materials.Corrugated Plastic sheets, panels, pads, rolls, Corrugated plastic sheeting, 2mm 3mm 4mm 6mm 8mm 10mm corrugated plastic sheeting, bins, single face corrugated plastic white clear plastic corrugated sheets
The physical location is really close to me. I really should go there one day to see what material they may actually stock in this location.
Coroplast is a brand name for corrugated polypropylene (PP) (has become a genericized trademark)
The Macrolux is a brand name for polycarbonate. Multiwall (in this case) is their twinwall product
FWIW - these material are actually extruded, not a laminate of corrugated sheet(s) like corrugated fiberboard (AKA corrugated cardboard ) inferred by the naming in the first two cases.
The Solex literature compares their product to twinwall polycarbonate but not to the hdpe corrugate. I suspect the R valuse for those two might be very similar. I'd also guess that they don't make the call out because maybe PP is not typically use in greenhouse applications?? The PP in the comparison chart is just thin sheeting. The specs get a lot into light transmission, so that seem to be one of the reasons for PE in the greenhouse application. UV stability might be another issue.
l thing PE may be it is more flexible than PP which would be good for the semi-circular framed greenhouses that the Solex is often shown on. It comes in rolls whereas the PP comes in sheets. If this is the case it would seem that the PP would be better for paneling a van. Maybe the PE would be good for the front ceiling in a HR or as a stiffener in window cover or to sheath a cool rounded end cabinet. Would be interesting to find some for a touch test.
Here is a site with a wide variety of corrugated plastic materials.Corrugated Plastic sheets, panels, pads, rolls, Corrugated plastic sheeting, 2mm 3mm 4mm 6mm 8mm 10mm corrugated plastic sheeting, bins, single face corrugated plastic white clear plastic corrugated sheets
The physical location is really close to me. I really should go there one day to see what material they may actually stock in this location.