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Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003

Concrete Admixture for High Flow / Self-Compacting Concrete

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 is a third generation superplasticiser for concrete and mortar. It is particularly developed for the production of high flow concrete with exceptional flow retention properties and significant reduction in bleeding and segregation.

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 acts by surface adsorption on the cement particles producing a sterical separation effect. Concrete produced with Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 exhibits the following properties:
  • Excellent flowability (resulting in highly reduced placing and compacting efforts)
  • Strong self-compacting behaviour
  • Extremely high water reduction (resulting in high density and strengths)
  • Improved shrinkage and creep behaviour
  • Increased watertightness for concrete
  • Increased carbonation resistance of the concrete
  • Improved finish
  • Reduce tendency to bleeding and segregation
Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 does not contain chlorides or other ingredients which promotes steel corrosion. Therefore, it may be used without restriction for reinforced and pre-stressed concrete construction.
Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 gives the concrete extended workability and depending on the mix design and the quality of materials used, self-compacting properties can be maintained for more than 1 hour at +30 °C.
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Usage

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 facilitates extreme water reduction, excellent flowability with optimal cohesion and strong self-compacting behaviour.
Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 is used for the following types of concrete:
  • High flow concrete
  • Self-compacting concrete (S.C.C.)
  • Concrete with very high water reduction (up to 30 %)
  • High strength concrete
  • Ready mix concrete
  • Mass concrete
  • Concrete in hot weather and with extended transportation and workability requirements etc.
The combination of high water reduction, excellent flowability and high early strength provides clear benefits in the above mentioned applications.  

Advantages

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 acts by surface adsorption on the cement particles producing a sterical separation effect. Concrete produced with Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 exhibits the following properties:
  • Excellent flowability (resulting in highly reduced placing and compacting efforts)
  • Strong self-compacting behaviour
  • Extremely high water reduction (resulting in high density and strengths)
  • Improved shrinkage and creep behaviour
  • Increased watertightness for concrete
  • Increased carbonation resistance of the concrete
  • Improved finish
  • Reduce tendency to bleeding and segregation
Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 does not contain chlorides or other ingredients which promotes steel corrosion. Therefore, it may be used without restriction for reinforced and pre-stressed concrete construction.
Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 gives the concrete extended workability and depending on the mix design and the quality of materials used, self-compacting properties can be maintained for more than 1 hour at +30 °C.

Packaging

20 L jerrycan, 200 L drums, and 1 000 L bulk deliveries

Colour

Liquid / Turbid brownish

Product Details

Product Information

Composition

Aqueous solution of modified polycarboxylate copolymers

Shelf life

12 months from the date of production when stored in original unopened packaging

Storage conditions

Store in dry conditions at temperature between +5 °C and +35 °C. Protect from direct sunlight and frost.

Total chloride ion content

< 0.1% w/w
Technical Information

Concreting guidance

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

Application

Application Information

Compatibility

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 may be combined with the following products:

  • Plastiment® P121R
  • Plastiment® VZ
  • Sika® Fume
  • SikaFibre®

Do not use viscocrete / viscoflow series combined with sikament series.

To produce flowing and / or self-compacting concrete, special concrete mix design is required.

Pre-trials are recommended and mandatory if combinations with the above products are required.

Please consult to our Technical Service Department.

DISPENSING

Sika® ViscoCrete®-1003 is added to the gauging water or simultaneously poured with it into the concrete mixer. For optimum utilisation of its high water reduction property, we recommend thorough mixing at a minimal wet mixing time of 60 seconds.
The addition of the remaining gauging water (to fine tune concrete consistency) may only be started after two-thirds of the wet mixing time, to avoid surplus water in the concrete.

 
Consumption

Recommended dosage

For soft plastic concrete

0.2 - 0.6 % by weight of binder

For flowing and self compacting concrete (S.C.C.)0.6 - 2.0 % by weight of binder

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