Melment® Melflux® Melvis® Starvis® Vinapor® DF HyCon®

multifunctional hydration control

superplasticizers superplasticizers stabilizers defoamers
screed additives additives

Screeds

Technical Workshop
Bogotá, Colombia
February 2020

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BASF additives for flowable systems
→ applications

self-levelling flowing screeds conventional screeds non-shrink grouts

underlayments (SLUs)

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 BASF Construction Additives
Flowable applications

Self-levelling Industrial Flowable Conventional Machinery

underlayment floors & SLO screeds screeds grouts
(SLU) (overlayments)
Melflux® Melvis® C
superplasticizers Compound solution

Melment® Melflux®
superplasticizers superplasticizers

Starvis® Melment®
Stabilizers superplasticizers

Kelkocrete® Vinapor® DF
defoamers
Biopolymers

Vinapor® DF HyCon® S
defoamers seeding accelerators

HyCon® R
Selective retarders

HyCon® S
seeding accelerators

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 Screed
Different floor constructions

Screed
Screed is a top layer of material laid over a concrete subfloor, that is traditionally
made of sand and cement, similarly to concrete. The thickness is usually 4 to 6 cm.
The function is to obtain one or more of the following purposes:
– to obtain a defined level
– to carry the final flooring
– to provide a wearing surface
– to provide sound insulation Different
types of construction
for screed
Different types of screed: Bonded screed
Cementitious screed Screed which is bonded to the base.
Screed where the binder consists of a cement. Screed laid on a separating layer
Calcium sulfate screed Unbonded screed laid on a separating layer.
Screed where the binder is calcium sulfate. Floating screed
Magnesite screed Screed laid on an acoustic and/or thermal
Screed where the binder consists of magnesium oxide insulating layer and completely separated from
and an aqueous solution of magnesium chloride. other elements of the building.
Mastic asphalt screed Heated screed
Screed where the binder is bitumen. Screed forming part of an underfloor heating
system.

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 Melvis® C
Powder additives for high quality
conventional cementitious floor screeds (dry mix)

What is Melvis® C?
Melvis® C is the brand name of BASF Construction Solutions GmbH for its powder additives for high
quality conventional cementitious floor screeds (dry mix).
Which benefits can be achieved with Melvis® C powder additives in conventional cementitious
floor screeds?

• Industrial drymix production, high and constant quality

(reliability on jobsite)
• Improvement of finishing process (easy surface
smoothing), more convenient application and reduced
labor costs
• Water reduction capacity and strength increase
• Reduced shrinkage (to avoid cracks and curling)
• Faster drying (ready for floor coverings at earlier times)
• Reduction of cement content (lower raw material costs,
improved carbon footprint and sustainability )

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Melvis® C Melvis®
multifunctional
for conventional cementitious screeds screed additives

properties & performance characteristics

Recommended dosage water reduction improvement shrinkage faster drying
Melvis® grades [%] (by weight of dry mix) capacity of finishing process reduction*) (ready for
(& strength (surface smoothing) coverings) *)
increase)
C 4632 F 0.008 – 0.02 0 +++ 0 0
C 1143 F 0.08 – 0.20 + ++ 0 +

C 4212 F 0.08 – 0.20 ++ + ++ ++

C 9100 F 0.06 – 0.15 +++ 0 ++ +++

*) due to water reduction
0: no influence + : influence ++: strong influence +++: very strong influence

Further information: see Technical Leaflet Melvis® C

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Design of the screed
Impact of cement and grain size distribution
Cement quality
• Type (32,5, 42,5, N, R)
• Reactivity (strength, water-
binding capacity)
• Shrinkage (deformation)
• Water demand (fineness, Blaine-
value)
Sand quality
• Grain size distribution determinates
needed water
• Grain shape (Gravel, river sand) has
influence on water demand
• Clay impurities increases water
consumption

CEM I 42,5 N

CEM I 32,5 N

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 Additives for screeds
Workability and strength

Workability Compressive strength

Reference Melvis C 4632 F

Hard to smooth Easy to smooth
CT-C50-F6

CT-C30-F4

Better workability with With Melvis Additives a higher strength is achievable

Melvis C CT-C50-F6

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 Readiness for covering
Influences by additives
CM residue moisture Rough estimation

Lab climate 20° C / 60% rF Water, which has to evaporate per m²

Reaching the residual moisture on the construction site depends on the

cement hydration and the rate of evaporation. The evaporation rate is
based on the temperature / rel. Humidity and the air exchange rates.

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 Cementitious screed
Shrinkage and Deformation

Graf-Kaufmann shrinkage Shrinkage and Deformation

Reference
Melvis C 4212 F
Melvis C 9100 F

Reducing shrinkage by additives

The risk of deformation with additives significantly reduced

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 Calcium sulphate
based flowing floor screed

Anhydrite Sand Hemihydrate

Raw
Materials

Accelerator Super- Stabilizer

plasticizer

Flowable
and self-
compacting
consitency

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 Calcium sulphate
based flowing floor screed

Fast setting anhydrite floor screed composition

Dos. (%) Dos. (%) Raw materials Supplier

32.0 32.0 Anhydrite (synthetic)

Performance characteristics
8.0 8.0 Alpha-Hemihydrate Flow value: 251 cm
various
0.5 0.5 Portland cement Workability time: appr. 60 min
supliers
58.0 58.7 Sand (0 - 4 mm) Setting time : 3h
Comp. strength: 35 MPa
0.40 0.40 Potassium sulfate
0.27 0.30 HyCon® R 7200 F
0.01 0.02 Starvis® 3040 F
BASF
0.21 - Melment® F 17 G
- 0.055 Melflux® 1022 F
100 100 DRY MORTAR (TOTAL)
Mixing water: 15 - 17%

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Melment® Melment®
superplasticizers
powder superplasticizers

Melment®
product features  applications
grades
F 10 allround product  cementitious systems
F 15 low H2CO content  cementitious systems
F 4000 enhanced fluidification  cementitious systems
F 245 strongest fluidification  cementitious systems
F 10 G allround product  gypsum based systems
F 15 G low H2CO content, long open time  gypsum based systems
F 17 G lower H2CO content  gypsum based systems

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 New Superplasticizer (Melflux® 1022 F)
for calcium sulfate based flowing floor screeds

Polymer and product technology

Melflux® 1022 F consists of a backbone with carboxyl groups and side chains. The backbone with anionic
carboxyl groups is responsible for the adsorption of Melflux® 1022 F on the surface of calcium sulphate
particles. The side chains help to disperse the agglomerated particles which fluidifies the mix and improves
workability (slump keeping capacity) of the calcium sulphate based flowing floor screed.

Traditional technology Melflux® 1022 F technology

Melamines (MFS) Polycarboxylate ether (PCE)

 electrostatic repulsion  electro-steric repulsion

 high adsorption degree  low adsorption degree
 strong surface covering  weak surface covering

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New Superplasticizer (Melflux® 1022 F)
for calcium sulfate based flowing floor screeds
Up to 6 times more dosage efficient as Melment Long workability time

Sufficient robustness against water fluctuation Provides an good development of early strength

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 VOC Emission test results
according to EMICODE® EC 1 PLUS

Requirements
Parameter EC 1 Plus
(μg/m3)
TVOC 3 days ≤ 750
TVOC 28 days ≤ 60
TSVOC 28 days ≤ 40
Sum without NIK 28 days ≤ 40
R-value 28 days ≤1
(dimensionless)
Formaldehyde 3 days ≤ 50
Acetaldehyde 3 days ≤ 50
Sum Formaldehyde + ≤ 0.05
Acetaldehyde [ppm]
Sum carcinogens 3 days ≤ 10
Sum carcinogens 28 day ≤1
Melflux 1022 F fulfills
the regulations of
EMICODE® EC 1 PLUS
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