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CICO SURFACE HARDENER
Abrasion Resistance Metallic Floor Hardener for Concrete

It is a specially manufactured metallic aggregate admixture with cement and stone/granite chips to provide the hardest surface to floorings and pavement which will remain wear-proof, dustproof, waterproof and oil-proof etc.

USES

By the use of CICO SURFACE HARDENER, the flooring and paving topping can be made hard surface which almost become wear and dust proof. It is ideally suited for use in all types of industrial floors which are subjected to heavy traffic and load movement. It can also withstand the impact load due to movement of heavy load over the floor toping. It does not allow any dampness or absorption of water and easy to clean by washing as the surface remains smooth without any hole or crevice etc.

ADVANTAGES

Wherever the flooring is subjected to medium to high abrasion due to the movement of steel wheels, heavy trucks, fork lift or any other movement of heavy machineries, the surface can be made dust-proof damp-proof with the use of CICO SURFACE HARDENER.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

The CICO SURFACE HARDENER should always remain dry until it is being used with the cement and/or floor concrete. Ordinary Portland Cement, conforming to Indian Standard Specification should always be used in preference to Rapid Hardening Cement. Even the blast furnace slag cement or Portland pozzolana cement can also be used provided the quality of cement is good. 
 
The concrete to be used in the floor topping should have clean, angular crushed granite or quartzite stone chips of size 6 mm down. The water should be as less as possible so as to maintain a very low water cement ratio.

Heavy Duty Floor

1 part CICO SURFACE HARDENER to 4 parts cement by weight with 1 to 2 parts 6 mm down stone chips of mixed powder (cement & Surface Hardener) should be the normal mix proportion.

Note: In case of rounded/angular well graded stone chips maximum amount ( i.e., 2 part of stone chips can be loaded, where as less amount stone chips is required when poor graded flaky aggregate is used. Conduct small site trial mix to ascertain the mixing proportion of available stone chips.

Firstly, CICO SURFACE HARDENER and the cement should be mixed thoroughly in a dry state. Then the 2 parts of stone chips is added in the mix with the dry mixed material and again mix thoroughly the whole mixed material. After thorough mixing of the dry material required amount of clean fresh water to be added to have a workable consistency for properly placing and compacting the floor topping. 

Light Duty Floors

1 part CICO SURFACE HARDENER and 5 parts of cement by weight and 2 parts 6mm down stone chips is the normal mix proportion. The mixing procedure is same as mentioned under the heading for Heavy Duty Floors. 

COVERAGE

2 kg and 1.5 kg of CICO SURFACE HARDENER will cover 1m2 for 13mm thick floor topping for heavy duty and light duty respectively.

APPLICATION

New Work

After laying a concrete base of 100mm to 150 mm thick, a granolithic layer of approximately 38mm is to be followed. Over this granolithic layer, CICO SURFACE HARDENER topping of thickness 13mm to 19mm is laid, leveled and finished. The CICO SURFACE HARDENER topping should always be laid over the granolithic surface when it remains wet. When the initial set of the floor topping takes place, the surface is to be trowelled off to a polished smooth finish. 

In large projects where it is possible to lay the floor in single operation, the granolithic layer can be dispensed with. In that case, a concrete base is to be laid to the required level for laying the CICO SURFACE HARDENER Topping over it.