Advantages in Indoor Flooring

• Equivalent curling reduction (at 1/4 the cost of an SRA*)

• Reduced drying shrinkage

• Higher compressive strength at 28 days

• Better abrasion resistance

• Shear thinning rheology that enables easier finishing, but with a quick set

*Cost savings vs. SRA estimated at 32 cents/square foot (for a six-inch warehouse floor)

ADMIXUSConcrete Admixtures

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ADMIXUS is a line of polyethylene-based solid admixtures which are engineered to improve the performance of Portland cement containing products. In flooring applications, ADMIXUS LS offers the following advantages compared with Shrinkage Reducing Agents (SRAs):

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Basic & Tested Mortar Design

Lafarge Alpena Type I/II

Material lb/cubic yard

Natural Fine Agg SSD

Total Water (includes SRA water equiv.)

Other Properties

Designed Air %

900

2456

405

4.0

0.37

0.45

Cement / Sand Ratio

Water / Cement Ratio

ADMIXUSConcrete Admixtures

A 7% increase in abrasion resistance with ADMIXUS LS as compared with a 70% loss with a commercially available SRA,

at ¼ the cost.

A 1% loss of 28-day compressive strength with ADMIXUS LS as compared with 16% loss with a commercially available SRA, at

¼ the cost.

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Better long-term curling reduction with ADMIXUS LS as compared with a commercially available SRA, at 1/4 the cost.

Mortar Compressive Strength with and without Shrinkage Reducing Agent

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1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

Control NO Admixture

PSI

Commercial SRA (2%)

ASTM C39 28-day strengthASTM C109 1-day strengthASTM C39 1-day strength

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Commercial SRA (2%)

Taber Abrasion Resistance with and without Shrinkage Reducing Agent

Control NO Admixture0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

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Center-Point Curling Deflection with and without Shrinkage Reducing Agent

Day0

0.530

0.535

0.540

0.545

0.550

0.550

0.560

0.565

0.570

0.575

0.580

0.585

0.590

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