ARDEX X 32 - ?MICROTEC - Mortar

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Identification & Functionality

Product Type: Mortar
Technologies: Ready-to-Use Products
Product Families: Ready-to-Use Products — Construction Materials
Mortar & Grouts

Features & Benefits

Ready-to-Use Product Features: Fast Setting,
Good Sagging Resistance,
Rapid Drying Properties

Applications & Uses

Markets: Building & Construction
Applications: Building & Construction — Building Envelope & Roofing
EIFS & Insulation
Building & Construction — Building Materials
Pools & Landscaping
Application Area: Masonry
Compatible Substrates & Surfaces: Concrete,
Marble,
Masonry,
Stone,
Wood
Applications: Fast setting – walk on and grout in 3 hours.

Use as a thin, medium or thick bed mortar, up to 1 1/4″ (32 mm).

Ideal for use with moisture-sensitive stone, virtually eliminates staining, warping and discoloration.

Water repellent; for fast track swimming pool and wet area applications.

The ultimate mortar for interior and exterior ungauged stone applications.

Ideal for use with heavy and large format tiles.

Excellent sag resistance for walls and slump resistance for floors.

Easy to mix and apply; mixes using just water.

Ideal for rapid pre-smoothing of floors and walls prior to tiling.
Coverage: 1/4” x 1/4” (6 mm) sq. notch trowel = 80 ft² (7.4m²) per bag.

1/4” x 3/8” (6 mm x 9 mm) sq. notch trowel = 60 ft² (5.5 m²) per bag.

1/2” x 1/2” (12 mm) sq. notch trowel = 40 ft² (3.7 m²) per bag.

Coverage varies with texture of substrate surface.
Water Ratio: 5 3/4 - 6 1/2 quarts (5.5 - 6.1 L) of clean water per bag; or.

3.25 parts powder to 1 part water by volume (small batches).

Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
VOC	0.0	—	—

Regulatory & Compliance

Quality Standards: American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Standards: SystemOne.

MICROTEC^® Technology.

Meets or exceeds ANSI 118.4.

Meets or exceeds ANSI 118.11.

Meets or exceeds ANSI 118.15.

ISO Classification: ISO C2 FTE S1.

Technical Details & Test Data

Test Data: 28-day test Test Method ANSI Specification Test Results

Impervious ceramic
(porcelain) mosaics
shear strength ANSI
A118.4 >200 psi (1.38
MPa/14 kg/cm2) 300 psi (2.07 MPa/21.0
kg/ cm²)

Glazed wall tile
shear strength ANSI
A118.4 >300 psi (2.07
MPa/21 kg/cm²)
500 psi (3.45 MPa/35.0 kg/cm²)

Quarry tile to
plywood shear
strength ANSI
A118.11 >150 psi (1 MPa/10.5 kg/cm²)
250 psi (1.73 MPa/17.5 kg/cm²)

Packaging & Availability

Storage & Handling

28-day test	Test Method	ANSI Specification	Test Results
Impervious ceramic (porcelain) mosaics shear strength	ANSI A118.4	>200 psi (1.38 MPa/14 kg/cm2)	300 psi (2.07 MPa/21.0 kg/ cm²)
Glazed wall tile shear strength	ANSI A118.4	>300 psi (2.07 MPa/21 kg/cm²)	500 psi (3.45 MPa/35.0 kg/cm²)
Quarry tile to plywood shear strength	ANSI A118.11	>150 psi (1 MPa/10.5 kg/cm²)	250 psi (1.73 MPa/17.5 kg/cm²)