Polymer fiber for concrete or metal?

Polymer fiber for concrete or metal?

At the current stage of development of industrial construction technologies, thanks to the latest additives in concrete, the process of reinforcing concrete and reinforced concrete structures has reached a qualitatively new level.

Protex offers an advanced polymer fiber for concrete reinforcement — Polyex Mesh . These are synthetic fibers designed to improve the physical and technical characteristics of concrete. Adding polymer fiber to concrete allows:

• prevent the formation of cracks;

• avoid corrosion;

• increase the resistance of the structure to loads.

Advantages of Polyex Mesh polymer fiber

• Uniform distribution in concrete due to lightness and increased fiber length.

• High efficiency : 1 kg of fiber contains about 161,900 fibers, which form a reliable reinforcement mesh.

• Cost-effectiveness : the amount required for reinforcement is tens of times less than that of steel fibers.

• Reducing the weight and cost of concrete while simultaneously increasing its strength.

Comparison of polymer and steel fiber

As can be seen from the table, Polyex Mesh polymer fiber provides a significantly greater length of reinforcement even at a lower weight than metal fiber.

Economic benefit

• The approximate cost of 1 kg of Polyex Mesh is 115–120 UAH.

• The cost of 20 kg of steel fiber is 240–250 UAH.

• 1 kg of Polyex Mesh replaces 20 kg of metal fiber , which allows you to save up to 100% .

Tensile strength

• Steel (steel fibers) — Re ≈ 500 MPa

• Polyex Mesh — Re ≈ 650 MPa

Polyex Mesh polymer fiber from Protex significantly improves the quality and durability of concrete, increases its strength, increases the area of reinforcement, and also significantly reduces the cost of producing concrete mix. It is ideal for the construction of:

• industrial facilities,

• warehouses,

• parking lots,

• logistics centers,

• structures subjected to high loads.