SikaRapid®-1 - Concrete Admixture
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Hardening accelerating concrete admixture.
Application
SikaRapid®-1 is especially suitable for any application where fast early strength development plays a major role, or is of crucial importance within 6 to 24 hours. SikaRapid®-1 is used for the following applications:
- Precast concrete.
- Ready- mixed concrete where early demoulding is essential.
- Cold ambient temperatures to achieve sufficient strength gain.
- Slip-formed concrete.
- Ready- mixed concrete where minimum time delays are critical.
Description
SikaRapid®-1 is a liquid hardening accelerator for concrete and mortar. SikaRapid®-1 promotes early strength development without negatively influencing final strengths.
Features and benefits:
- Faster turnaround of formwork in precast applications.
- Reduced or eliminated heat or steam curing.
- Fast construction processes and early load bearing capacity.
- Continuous concreting at low temperatures.
- No negative effects on the final strengths
- When applied with a superplasticizer, SikaRapid®-1 will not change the fresh concrete properties produced by the superplasticizer.
- SikaRapid®-1 does not contain chlorides or any other ingredients which promote the corrosion of steel.
- Suitable for use in reinforced concrete.
General information
Color | Red |
Material | Liquid Guidance for specification option: Mixture of organic and inorganic complex agents. |
Shape | Formless |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | E11/435 Proprietary admixture E10/418 Proprietary admixture |
Specification data - Hardening and accelerating concrete admixtures
General requirements | Admixtures generally. |
Performance requirements | To BS EN 934-2, Table 7. |
Composition | Mixture of organic and inorganic complex agents. |
Capacity | 20 L. 1000 L. |
Shelf life | 12 months. |
Appearance | Red liquid. |
Density | ~1.17 kg/L. Manufacturer guidanceAt +23°C. |
Viscosity | <10 MPa/s. Manufacturer guidanceAt +23°C. |
pH value | 9.0 +/- 1.0. |
Chloride Ion content | <0.1% w/w. Guidance for specification option: Chloride-free. |
Dosage | 0.5—1.5 %. Guidance for specification option: By weight of cement. |