3M™ Cool Roofing Granules
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Highlights
- 3M™ Cool Roofing Granules reflect significantly more solar energy than regular granules to help buildings stay cooler
- Allows manufacturers to create roofing materials that meet California Title 24, or Los Angeles Green Building Code standards
- Tough, dense, non-porous, weather and UV resistant, ceramic-coated rock
- Available in Size 11 grade
- Sold in 2 ton bags, bulk truck and railcar
- 3M™ Cool Roofing Granules are manufactured in the USA with globally sourced materials
3M™ Cool Roofing granules are based on a patented technology by 3M and are available in a wide variety of rich colors that can create the perfect shingle color blend.
3M™ Cool Roofing Granules are used on asphalt shingles and are energy efficient, solar reflective and economically friendly. By reflecting sunlight and heat back into the atmosphere, cool roofs help lower air temperatures while helping keep homes more comfortable. In climates with year-round cooling needs, energy savings can also be realized. 3M Cool Granules can help meet local cool roofing requirements for shingles which makes them an ideal choice for green building.
Typical properties
| Brands | 3M™ |
| Bulk Density (Imperial) | 93 lb/ft³ - 99 lb/ft³ Packed (3M TM058) |
| Color Durability | Has been proven by long-term field performance and accelerated weathering tests |
| Deoiled Color | Shipments will be + 1.0 unit to standard for L*a*b* (3M TM007) |
| Dust | 0.2% Maximum <100 Mesh US Sieve (150 µm) (3M TM045) |
| Grade | 11 |
| Hardness | 6.0-7.0 Moh's Mineral Scale |
| Moisture Content | 0.3% Maximum (3M TM057) |
| Opacity | 3M Roofing Granules are opaque to protect the asphalt substrate from the effects of sunlight |
| Product Color | Blue Gray, Light Gray, Gray, Dark Gray, Brown Gray, Brown, Tan, Medium Black, White, Dark Tan, Black, Buff |
| Product Type | Cool |
| Quarry Source | Corona, CA |
| Specific Gravity | 2.55-2.70 (3M TM001) |
| Total Solar Reflectance | Shipments will be +/- 0.015 unit to reflectance target (3M TM067) |
Resources
Safety Data Sheets
Document Number: MSDS_3643863_US_EN
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Safety Data Sheets
Document Number: MSDS_3643996_US_EN
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Safety Data Sheets
Document Number: MSDS_4419560_US_EN
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Safety Data Sheets
Document Number: MSDS_3844479_US_EN
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| Grade | 11 | |||
| Product Color | Blue Gray, Light Gray, Gray, Dark Gray, Brown Gray, Brown, Tan, Medium Black, White, Dark Tan, Black, Buff | |||
| Product Type | Cool | |||
| Quarry Source | Corona, CA |
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3M industrial and occupational products are intended, labeled, and packaged for sale to trained industrial and occupational customers for workplace use. Unless specifically stated otherwise on the applicable product packaging or literature, these products are not intended, labeled, or packaged for sale to or use by consumers (e.g., for home, personal, primary or secondary school, recreational/sporting, or other uses not described in the applicable product packaging or literature), and must be selected and used in compliance with applicable health and safety regulations and standards (e.g., U.S. OSHA, ANSI), as well as all product literature, user instructions, warnings, and other limitations, and the user must take any action required under any recall, field action, or other product use notice. Misuse of 3M industrial and occupational products may result in injury, sickness, death, or property damage. For help with product selection and use, consult your on-site safety professional, industrial hygienist, or other subject matter expert.
