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Sika® Stabilizer-362

(former MasterMatrix® 362)

VISCOSITY MODIFYING ADMIXTURE

Sika® Stabilizer-362 viscosity modifying admixture (VMA) is a ready-to-use, liquid admixture that is specially developed for producing concrete with enhanced viscosity and controlled rheological properties.
Concrete with Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture exhibits superior stability, increasing resistance to segregation and facilitating placement and consolidation. Sika® Stabilizer-362 meets AS 1478 for Type SN admixtures.

  • Modifies viscosity of concrete
  • Easy to dispense
  • Controls bleeding
  • Modifies rheological properties
  • Provides flexibility in mixture proportioning and batching
  • Provides concrete stability during transport and placement
  • Reduces segregation, even with highly-fluid concrete mixtures
  • Enhances pumping and finishing
  • Enhances surface appearance
  • Provides superior and predictable in-place concrete properties
  • Facilitates production of highly-fluid mixtures such as Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) or Super Workable Concrete (SWC)
  • Reduces losses from washout in underwater concrete applications
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Usage

  • Concrete containing “gap-graded” aggregates
  • Lean concrete mixtures
  • Concrete containing manufactured sand
  • Concrete as a pumping aid
  • Concrete as a finishing aid
  • Concrete mixtures requiring “more body”
  • Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) or Super Workable Concrete (SWC)
  • Underwater concrete applications
 

Advantages

  • Modifies viscosity of concrete
  • Easy to dispense
  • Controls bleeding
  • Modifies rheological properties
  • Provides flexibility in mixture proportioning and batching
  • Provides concrete stability during transport and placement
  • Reduces segregation, even with highly-fluid concrete mixtures
  • Enhances pumping and finishing
  • Enhances surface appearance
  • Provides superior and predictable in-place concrete properties
  • Facilitates production of highly-fluid mixtures such as Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) or Super Workable Concrete (SWC)
  • Reduces losses from washout in underwater concrete applications

Packaging

▪ 20 L

▪ 1,000 L tank

Product Details

Product Information

Shelf Life

12 months

Storage Conditions

Keep only in the original container in a cool, well-ventilated place. Protect from direct sunlight. Store protected against freezing.

Viscosity

Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture will exhibit an increase in concrete viscosity with increasing dosage of the admixture.

This desirable characteristic faciliates concrete placement, consolidation and finishing and provides stability to very fluid concrete mixes.

 

Application

Application Information

Compatibility

Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture is compatible with most other admixtures used in the production of quality concrete including normal, mid-range and high-range water-reducing admixtures and air-entraining admixtures.
Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture is also compatible with typical accelerators, retarders, extended set-control admixtures, corrosion inhibitors and shrinkage reducing admixtures. However a field trail is recommended to ensure appropriate performance.
Consumption

Consumption

The recommended dosage range for Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture is 150 - 900 mL/100 kg of cementitious materials.
A dosage of 150 - 400 mL/100 kg is recommended for typical concrete mixtures requiring “more body” to facilitate pumping and finishing procedures.
A dosage of up to 900 mL/100 kg is recommended to provide stability in self-compacting, super workable and underwater concrete mixes.  
Because of variations in concrete materials, jobsite conditions and/or applications dosages outside of the recommended range may be required.
Application steps

MIXING

Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture is typically added with the initial mix water.
Alternately, Sika® Stabilizer-362 admixture may be added after all other concreting ingredients have been batched and thoroughly mixed, either at the batch plant or at the jobsite.

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