Anti-frost additive for concrete NITCAL S 45, 5 l canister

The additive is a universal tool designed to improve the characteristics of the concrete mixture. Here are some of the main properties and benefits of this supplement:

• Reduction of water content: The additive reduces the water content in the concrete mix by up to 10%. This can be useful for saving resources, reducing the weight of concrete and improving its characteristics.
• Acceleration of setting and hardening: accelerates the processes of setting and hardening of concrete, which can be useful in construction, where it is necessary to quickly achieve certain strength characteristics.
• Increasing density and water resistance: The additive helps to increase the density of finished products and improve their water resistance, which makes concrete more durable and resistant to moisture.
• Reduction of water crystallization temperature: This property can be useful in low temperature conditions, as it helps to prevent damage to concrete during freezing and thawing.
• Increased strength: Helps to achieve the minimum required early strength (5 MPa) and increase the final strength of finished products, which is important for construction projects.
• Frost resistance: The additive provides high frost resistance of concrete, which is important in cold climatic conditions.
• Prevention of efflorescence: The additive helps to prevent the appearance of efflorescence (salts) at the stage of operation of concrete structures.
• Acceleration of the hardening process in summer: In summer it can be used to accelerate the hardening process of concrete.

For concreting at low temperatures using NITCAL S 45 additives, certain conditions and dosage rules must be observed:

• Preparation of the base: Make sure that the base on which the concrete will be poured is not frozen. A frozen base can negatively affect the quality of concrete.
• Introduction of NITCAL S 45: The additive NITCAL S 45 must be introduced into the concrete mix simultaneously with other components such as cement, aggregate, water, plasticizer/superplasticizer. This will ensure an even distribution of the additive in the mixture. The mixing process in the concrete mixer should last from 1 to 5 minutes until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
• NITCAL Dosage: The dosage of NITCAL S 45 depends on the specific purposes of concreting and the required characteristics of concrete. Usually, NITCAL S 45 is used in a dosage from 0.2% to 1.2% by weight of cement. Here's how different dosages can affect concrete:
• The dosage of 0.2-1.2% by weight of cement: Leads to an acceleration of concrete setting at normal temperatures (20 ° C) and an increase in early strength, usually after 6-8 hours. This use of NITCAL S 45 increases the strength in the early stages and also helps to accelerate the hardening process.
• Dosage 1-2% by weight of cement: Used for long-term increase in the strength characteristics of concrete.
• Dosage 0.5-1% by weight of cement: Provides the best water resistance of concrete, intensifies the strength set and increases the final strength of concrete products by 20-30%.

The correct dosage of the NITCAL S 45 additive in accordance with the project requirements and climatic conditions can help achieve the necessary characteristics of concrete at low temperatures and ensure successful concreting.

How to concrete with an additive at low temperatures?

When performing concrete work on laying concrete industrial floors in low temperatures (below +5ºC), the following conditions must be observed:

1. The base on which the pouring is planned should not be frozen.

2. NITCAL S 45 is introduced into the concrete mixture simultaneously with the other components: cement, aggregate, water, plasticizer/superplasticizer. Mix in a concrete mixer (1÷5 min) until the mixture is homogeneous

How to dose NITCAL supplement?

NITCAL at a dosage of 0.2 -1.2% by weight of cement acts as an accelerator of setting time at 20ºC and thus increases strength at an early stage (for example, after 6-8 hours).

Due to the conversion of a small amount of ammonium in technical grade Calcium Nitrate into an amine during the reaction with epoxide, Calcium Nitrate is converted from a pure setting accelerator into a hardening accelerator.

At large doses (1-2%) it is introduced to long-term increase the strength characteristics of concrete.

At a dosage of 0.5 - 1% by weight of cement, it provides the best water resistance of concrete, intensifies the strength gain and increases the final strength by 20 - 30%.

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