Insulation material

An insulation material comprising an insulation material substrate with a substrate surface, the insulation material further having a plurality of protrusions affixed to or integrated into the substrate surface, each protrusion having an abutting surface distal to a protrusion base and a protrusion body connecting the abutting surface and the protrusion base, and each protrusion having an abutting surface height of at least 2 mm, wherein the abutting surface height is the shortest distance between the plane of the abutting surface and the plane of the protrusion base, and wherein the protrusion body is comprised of silicone rubber.

A method for producing an insulation material, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

• a. providing an insulation material substrate with a substrate surface;
• and
• b. affixing a plurality of protrusions to the substrate surface, each protrusion having an abutting surface distal to a protrusion base and a protrusion body connecting the abutting surface and the protrusion base, the protrusion base of each protrusion being affixed to the substrate surface, and each protrusion having an abutting surface height of at least 2 mm, wherein the abutting surface height is the shortest distance between the plane of the abutting surface and the plane of the protrusion base, wherein the protrusion body is comprised of a polymer, elastomer or rubber material, and wherein the protrusion body is comprised of a material having a Shore A hardness in the range of 30 to 50.

A method of insulating a component, the method comprising providing a component with a corrodible outer surface and positioning an insulation material to an outer surface of the component;

• the insulation material comprising:
• an insulation material substrate with a substrate surface, the insulation material further having a plurality of protrusions affixed to or integrated into the substrate surface, each protrusion having an abutting surface distal to a protrusion base and a protrusion body connecting the abutting surface and the protrusion base, and each protrusion having an abutting surface height of at least 2 mm, wherein the abutting surface height is the shortest distance between the plane of the abutting surface and the plane of the protrusion base, wherein the protrusion body is comprised of a polymer, elastomer or rubber material, and wherein the protrusion body is comprised of a material having a Shore A hardness in the range of 30 to 50.

A method for producing an insulation material, wherein the method comprises the following steps:

• a. providing an insulation material substrate with a substrate surface;
• and
• b. affixing a plurality of protrusions to the substrate surface, each protrusion having an abutting surface distal to a protrusion base and a protrusion body connecting the abutting surface and the protrusion base, the protrusion base of each protrusion being affixed to the substrate surface, and each protrusion having an abutting surface height of at least 2 mm, wherein the abutting surface height is the shortest distance between the plane of the abutting surface and the plane of the protrusion base, and wherein the protrusion body is comprised of silicone rubber.

A method of insulating a component, the method comprising providing a component with a corrodible outer surface and positioning an insulation material to an outer surface of the component;

• the insulation material comprising:
• an insulation material substrate with a substrate surface, the insulation material further having a plurality of protrusions affixed to or integrated into the substrate surface, each protrusion having an abutting surface distal to a protrusion base and a protrusion body connecting the abutting surface and the protrusion base, and each protrusion having an abutting surface height of at least 2 mm, wherein the abutting surface height is the shortest distance between the plane of the abutting surface and the plane of the protrusion base, and wherein the protrusion body is comprised of silicone rubber.