Concrete water reducers are a type of concrete additives that are added to the concrete before concrete is poured. In the division of chemical additives, water reducers fall into the category of retarders. Water reducers or concrete lubricants usually reduce water content by between 5% and 10% and increase slump and concrete efficiency without the need to add water.
Properties and effects of POWER PLAST-ES lubricant and high-range reducer:
- Possibility of making concrete with the ability to maintain efficiency between 60 and 105 minutes depending on the amount of use and initial fluency
- Reduction of cement grade in concrete
- Possibility of making concrete with water to cement ratios in the range of 0.28 to 0.4
- Performance in concrete
- Prevents aggregation and detachment of aggregates
- No need for vibrator
- Increase concrete cohesion
- Avoid air confinement in concrete
- Ability to open the molds about 8 to 12 hours after finishing the concrete
- Early compressive strength in all ages of concrete
- Compatible with all kinds of Portland and SRC cements
- Ability to be used simultaneously with microcrystals, fly ash and other pozzolanic materials
- Increased adhesion of concrete to steel
- Reduced concrete permeability
- Significant reduction of cracks due to shrinkage and possible creep of concrete by reducing cement consumption
- Saving finished cost of concrete and reducing depreciation cost of concrete manufacturing equipment
Applications of POWER PLAST-ES lubricant and high-range reducer:
- Prefabricated concrete components
- Concrete in narrow and high reinforcement sections
- Sliding molding concrete
- Restoration concrete and underwater concrete
- Concrete with high performance retention and high pumpability
- Manufacture of reinforced concrete
- Construction of high strength concrete
- Manufacture of self-compacting concrete
- Construction of impermeable concrete
- Injectable mortar
- Manufacture of concrete or exposed concrete