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Ecolastic

A MULTI PURPOSE ADMIXTURE TO ENHANCE MORTAR BEDS, CEMENT BASED TILE ADHESIVES AND GROUTS

Ecolastic is a specifically formulated admixture designed to enhance sand & cement mortar beds / screeds, renders, cement based tile adhesives & grouts. Ecolastic admixture improves compressive and flexural strength, and assist in adding shock / impact resistance properties.

  • Reduces shrinkage and cracking
  • Improves adhesion
  • Improves workability
  • Improves compressive and flexural strength
  • Improves shock and impact resistance
  • Improves chemical resistance
  • Non toxic
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Usage

Ecolastic Admixture
  • is designed to enhance the performance of sand & cement mortar beds / screeds and renders by increasing flexibilty, and compressive strength.
  • can be used to fortify cement based tile adhesive by increasing flexibilty and impact rersistance.
  • can be used to increase the flexibilty of cement based grouts.
  • can be use as a slurry bond coat for cement based mortar beds
 

Advantages

  • Reduces shrinkage and cracking
  • Improves adhesion
  • Improves workability
  • Improves compressive and flexural strength
  • Improves shock and impact resistance
  • Improves chemical resistance
  • Non toxic

Packaging

5 Litre Pails / 4 per Box

20 Litre Pails 48 per Pallet

Colour

White liquid

Product Details

Product Information

Composition

Latex based admixture

Shelf life

12 Months from date of manufacture.

Storage conditions

Store in dry cool conditions out of direct sunlight.

 
Technical Information

Tensile Adhesion Strength

FLEXIBLE TILE ADHESIVE

Ecolastic ADMIXTURE can be used as a total water replacement with CTA Cement based adhesive such as Prohesive Proset Super and MCB A20.

Mix approximately 5.5 Litres of Ecolastic per 20kg bag of CTA adhesive for 2-3 minutes. Allow mixute to stand "slake" for 5 minutes then restir for an additional minute. Do not add an more admixture. Restirring the adhesive may be required during its pot life.

TECHNICAL PERFOMANCE OF TILE ADHESIVE

C1TS1 Class adhesive

Test

Result

Requirement

Initial tensile

≥1.3 N/mm2

≥0,5 N/mm2

After water

After heat

Transverse deformation

≥0.7 N/mm2

≥1 N/mm2

≥2.5mm

≥0.5N/mm2

≥0.5 N/mm2

≥2.5mm - <5mm

TILE ADHESIVE PROPERTIES

Pot Life

2 hours

Open Time

20 Minutes

Applied product Ready for Use:

Grouting

Light Traffic

Full service

Wait Time

20-24 hours

24 hours

5-7 Days

Values determined at laboratory conditions: 23°C & 50% RH.

Higher temperatures will reduce wait times and lower temperatures will increase times.

Application

Application Information

Substrate Temperature

+5° Min / +35° Max

 
Consumption

Recommended Dosage

SLURRY BOND COAT

Mix Ecolastic admixture with 1 part clean water & 2 Parts Portland cement by volume and mix thoroughly to produce a brushable consistancy. Apply the mixture to the dampened  masonry substrate using a stiff broom, brush or trowel to a minimum depth of 2mm ensuring the mixture is worked well into the substrate. Apply subsequent mortar bed while the slurry bond coat is still wet and tacky.

ECOLASTIC ADMIXTURE

WATER

PORTLAND CEMENT

1 Part

1 Part

2 Parts

ADMIXTURE FOR CEMENT MORTAR BEDS / SCREEDS

Pre-mix 1 Part Ecolastic admixture with 2 Parts clean water, use this premix as the gauging liquid to mix with sand & cement mortar bed / screed or render. Mix to to designed consistancy and apply the mix to the required thickness. The mortar bed / screed and/or render must conform to appropriate standards and should be left with a wood float finish and allowed to cure for 24 hour per 25mm of thickness (drying rate calulated at 23°C & 50% RH).

ECOLASTIC ADMIXTURE

WATER

SAND & CEMENT

1 Part

2 Parts

3 part Sand : 1 Part Cement
Application steps

MIXING

Ecolastic Admixture should be stirred prior to use.

CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT

Tools and equipment can be cleaned with water while product is still wet.

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