To help maximize the durability of a design and have it remain sustainable, Hard-Cem provides construction professionals with an award-winning admixture solution.
Added to a concrete mix directly, this admixture uses proprietary technology to increase the hardness of the concrete paste and reduce fine and coarse aggregate exposure. That in turn increases the concrete’s ability to resist degradation and wear from erosion and abrasion, making it capable of lasting twice as long as regular concrete in harsh environments. Due to this feature, Hard-Cem is also capable of reducing how much maintenance a concrete structure will require, which can decrease a project’s lifetime carbon footprint by up to 40%. It does all this without the need for time-consuming surface applications like liquid hardeners or health-hazardous applications like dry shake hardeners.
It’s an admixture free of VOCs that can be applied to any type of concrete slab, whether it’s vertical, horizontal, or entirely unique. So design teams and builders can have optimal durability and sustainability for their project needs.
Solution Benefits
- Extends concrete wear life up to two times under harsh conditions
- Offers an easy, non-hazardous application process
- Eliminates on-site waste with dissoluble packaging
- Expedites construction schedules
- Reduces maintenance costs
- Improves concrete sustainability and quality control
- Lowers the lifetime carbon footprint of projects
- Works with air-entrained, horizontal, and vertical concrete and shotcrete
- Is a winner of the Most Innovative Product Award at World of Concrete in 2007
Typical Applications
- Manufacturing and warehouse floors
- Highways, runways, bridge decks, and parking structures
- Tunnels, ramps, and utility buildings
- Livestock housing
- Dams, sluiceways, spillways, drainage conduits, and canals
