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Identification & Functionality
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Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Ready-to-Use Product Features
- Overview
- FloorShield-H is a premium lithium polysilicate hardener for fresh, newly troweled concrete and tilt-up construction slabs. This fast drying reactive formula provides maximum hardening to improve abrasion resistance and reduce dusting with a simple, one-coat application.
- Product Highlights
Curing compounds can be applied directly on top of treated surfaces to enhance hydration without the discolouration and whitening associated with traditional hardeners. The treatment leaves no film, reduces application time and cost, and allows most curing compounds to be more easily removed with scrubbing after the concrete is cured, typically 28 days. This easy to use water-based solution requires no rinsing and is VOC compliant. The treatment creates a surface that is dense yet breathable, forming an extremely hard surface. When applied to new concrete, it penetrates up to 7mm where it reacts with free calcium to form insoluble calcium silica hydrate, which makes concrete more water, stain, and abrasion-resistant for easier maintenance and longer life.
Key Benefits
- Easy application, no rinsing required
- Penetrates, no film to lift or peel off
- Reduces efflorescence and surface sweating
- Does not contribute to surface ASR or surface crazing
- Compatible with integrally colored concrete, stains and dyes.
- Allows curing compounds to be more easily removed with simple scrubbing.
- Ensures uniformly hardened and densified concrete.
- Prolongs finish of polished surfaces
- Resists stains and dusting, making concrete easier to maintain
- VOC Compliant can contribute to LEED points
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Uses
- New Construction - power-troweled concrete and tilt-up construction slabs.
- Commercial: Grocery Stores, Office Building, Retail, Banks, Shopping centers, Warehouses, Distribution Centers
- Industrial: Food Processing Facilities, Cold Storage / Freezers, Beverage and Manufacturing Plants
- Institutional: Churches, Hospitals, Universities, Schools, Museums Theme & Leisure: Resorts, Hotels, Casinos, Restaurants, Theaters.
- Governmental: Government Buildings, Prisons.
- Residential: Concrete floors and Garages.
Properties
- Physical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Charpy Impact Strength (Notched) | 7 | KJ/m | — |
| Charpy Impact Strength (Unnotched) | 25 | KJ/m | — |
| Deflection Temperature (Under Load at 0.45 MPa) | 102 | °C | — |
| Deflection Temperature (Under Load at 1.81 Mpa) | 85 | °C | — |
| Flexural Modulus | 2.2 | GPa | — |
| Flexural Strength | 38 | Mpa | — |
| Izod Impact Strength | 41 | J/m | — |
| Melt Flow Index (at 230°C, 10 Kg Load) | 10 - 20 | dg./min | — |
| Shrinkage | 1.0 - 1.5 | % | — |
| Specific Gravity | 1.16 | g/cm³ | — |
| Surface Resistivity | max. 50 | ohms/sq | ASTM D-257 |
| Tensile Strength | 21 | MPa | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance