Sika® Plastiment®-230

Modified polycarboxylate

12 months from date of production

The product must be stored in original, unopened and undamaged sealed
packaging in dry conditions at temperatures between +10 °C and +45 °C.
Always refer to packaging.

1.04 +/- 0.01

5 +/- 1

Sika® Plastiment®-230 may be combined with many other Sika products. Trials
must always be carried out before combining products in specific
mixes. Contact Sika Technical Services for additional information and any
specific combinations.

The standard rules of good concreting practice, concerning production and
placing must be followed.
Laboratory trials must be carried out before concreting on site, especially
when using a new mix design or producing new concrete components.
Fresh concrete must be cured properly and curing applied as early as possible

When using Sika® Plastiment®-230, a suitable mix design must be calculated. The
local material sources used within the mix design must always be trialled
and approved for suitability before commencement of the project.

Sika® Plastiment®-230must be measured using suitable equipment then added to
the batching gauging water or both added together at the same time into
the batching plant concrete mixer.
To achieve the optimum performance, a wet mixing time at the batching
plant of at least 60 seconds is recommended (dependant on mixing conditions
and mixer performance).
Sika® Plastiment®-230  can also be added to the concrete immediately prior to discharge
and after further mixing has taken place for at least five more minutes.

0,4 - 3 % by weight of cement, depending on the requested performance of
the concrete.
Usual dosage : 0.5 - 2 % by weight of cement.
It is advisable to carry out trial mixes to establish the exact dosage rate required.