The Science behind Super Therm® Multi-Ceramic Solar Heat Block Coating
Super Therm® has proven for 35 years it’s a high performance, innovative coating that guarantees to shield, block and protect you from the harsh Australian sun.
Just a single coat of Super Therm® ceramics thermal coating can block up to 96.1% of solar heat entering your structure caused by visual, ultra violet (UV) & infrared (IR) light which leaves only ambient temperature. It’s a spectacular 21st century solution reducing 20-50% in energy use (DOE)!
Managing Energy Costs Starts with Blocking Heat – Not Just Offsetting It
Energy efficiency is a growing challenge for Australian industry, government, and homeowners. Yet one of the most powerful and overlooked strategies to cut energy costs is reducing the initial heat load on a building’s surface — before it ever enters. Super Therm® is designed specifically for this. It doesn’t just offset costs like solar power does; it reduces electricity consumption by actively blocking 96.1% of total solar heat — helping lower cooling demand and cutting energy by 20–50% as tested by the FEO.
Why Super Therm® Outperforms Standard Solutions
Understanding heat blocking requires real science – not myths about “dead air”, single ceramic particles, glass beads or hollow spheres. Super Therm® is built with four specialised, solid ceramics, each engineered to target and block different wavelengths of solar radiation:
- Ultraviolet (UV)
- Visible light
- Infrared (IR) heat
Unlike white reflective paints that rely purely on colour to scatter light – but fail to block infrared energy – Super Therm® physically interrupts heat transfer at the radiation level, stopping it before it loads into the surface. This high-performance ceramic system is precisely formulated based on ceramics that have properties made up of:
- Material composition
- Crystalline structure
- Processing method
- Particle size
- Density and purity
As Joseph Pritchett (J.E.), ceramic specialist and President of Superior Products International II, Inc., explains:
“It’s not about one ceramic or hollow microspheres. It’s about a synergy of specialised ceramics that actively refract, scatter, and block heat at multiple wavelengths.”
Why is that important. The sun’s solar heat includes infrared heat. Hollow spheres or glass beads don’t block infrared heat so they rely on slowing heat transfer. It takes a specialised formula to give a total solution.
The Results Are Proven With Independent Testing
By reducing external heat load, Super Therm® cuts internal heat transfer dramatically — meaning air conditioners work less, comfort increases, and buildings stay cooler naturally. In real-world applications, Super Therm® reduces peak cooling demand by 20–50%, helping deliver significant long-term savings.
With electricity prices and extreme temperatures rising across Australia, businesses, governments, and homeowners need permanent solutions — not temporary patches. Super Therm® offers exactly that:
- ROI within 2–5 years
- Decades of reduced energy costs
- Proven performance under the harshest climatic conditions
A Track Record of Global Success
Super Therm® is trusted by some of the world’s largest companies — including Sony, Vodafone, Nissan, and more — with over 10.3 million square metres installed across Japan alone. It has been a trusted solution worldwide since 1989, delivering measurable KW reductions and energy savings.
Durability Beyond Insulation
Beyond blocking heat, Super Therm® also protects and extends the life of roofs and structures. With long-lasting urethane resins and robust ceramic science, it resists degradation from UV, rain, heat, and thermal cycling — lasting 20–30+ years with minimal maintenance.
At just 0.25 mm thickness (about the thickness of a business card), Super Therm® proves that better science – not more bulk – is the future of insulation coatings. Many people struggle to get their head around a coating as thick as a business card yet it’s 100% tested and proven! It’s just better technology! Super Therm® has proven to last up to 30 years and beyond!
See the Super Therm® test results here
Traditional v NEW
20th Century Insulation: CREATE HEAT LOAD. “R” value – load heat and then try to resist heat transfer through the material.
21st Century Protection : BLOCK HEAT LOAD. Prevent heat load into the surface to reduce heat that is available for transfer…Super Therm®.
Super Therm® is a water-based ceramic solar heat block coating (like heat reflective paint but with the BTU and infra red blocking ceramics), developed in conjunction with ceramic engineers from Marshall Space Center (NASA). Heavily tested, the coating contains proprietary ceramics, resins, and a urethane that counteract the four methods of heat transfer: radiation; conduction; convection; and infrared. Super Therm® is a true performance coating with insulating results.
Key Features and Benefits of Super Therm®
- Blocks 96.1% of Heat Load (blocks the absorption and transfer of heat)
- 97% of Ultra Violet Radiation (UV)
- 92% of Visual Light (Short Wave Radiation)
- 99% of Infrared (Long Wave Radiation)
- Blocks Water and Moisture Penetration – certified and tested water barrier
- Safe and non-toxic
- Is Environmentally Friendly water based and Energy Star rated
- Prevents Mould and Mildew
- Blocks 68% of All Sound Waves – sound deadening
- Blocks Flame Spread and Smoke – Class “A” Fire Rating (“0” Flame Spread and Smoke – tested by NASA and Australian laboratories)
- Emissivity (0.91) moisture block and air block to hold convective heat inside a room
The ceramics provide insulating effectiveness through uniformity, the resins provide flexibility, durability, and heat-resistance, and the urethane acts as a moisture barrier (along with being UV-resistant). This combination results in a coating that can reflect heat and fire, and withstand the elements for a number of decades.
There is no limit to the application possibilities for Super Therm®. It can be used on metal roof structures such as warehouses, packing sheds, mobile homes, livestock sheds and grain bins; oil tanks; refrigeration units etc. Super Therm® can help reduce ambient temperature by as much as 6°C in a heatwave from ambient. This translates into reduced heating and cooling needs, reduced loss of animal and plant life, greater protection for storage contents, and increased life expectancy for the structure itself.
