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culminal m 6030 pf
an innovative solution for construction

michael zwanzig
application specialist
culminal m 6030 pf
an innovative solution for construction
• sufficient water retention is the key to achieve crack
free setting!
• higher temperature has great influence on water
retention. most of the commonly used ce´s have low
flocculation temperatures leading to loss of water
facts retention especially at elevated temperatures
• the higher the fines content, the higher is the
necessary water demand finally leading to increased
ce-dosage

• crack formation
• poor workability
poor water
• short ot
retention often
• short pot life/workability time
results in…
• no real setting, just “burning” on substrate
• adhesion problems
comparison of wrv performance

wrv - temperature profile CE

100

98 MC*

96

94
MHPC
water retention (%)

92

90
MHEC HS
88

86

84 MHEC

82

80 M 6030 PF
20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
temperature (°C)
relations of wrv performance

wrv - dosage-viscosity profile ce (skim coat application)

101

99 15000mPas

97 crack free WRV range

water retention (%)

95
25000mPas
93 high tendency
of crack formation

91
40000mPas
89
crack formation
87

70000mPas
85
0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55
ce dosage (%)
relations of wrv performance

wrv - relations
0.8 binder - water factor- ce dosage 60

0.7
50
0.6

water factor (%)

40
0.5
ce dosage (%)

0.4 30

0.3
20
0.2
10
0.1

0 0
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 70
binder content (%)
relations of wrv performance
wrv - relations
binder-water factor-ce dosage
100 0.8

99 0.7

98 0.6

97 0.5

ce dosage (%)
wrv (%)

96 0.4

95 0.3

94 0.2

93 0.1

92 0
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 50 70

binder content (%)

water retention value
according to our house method

basic mix: skim coat

water demand: 40%
cellulose ether dosage: 0.40% 40.000mpas benchmark, 0.38% m 6030 pf

benchmark culminal m 6030 pf

water retention value at 20 °C water retention value at 20 °C

98,5% 99,0%

water retention value at 40 °C water retention value at 40 °C

standard Culminal 96,1% 98,5%

almost no loss of
performance at 40 °C
water retention value
according to our house method

basic mix: skim coat

water demand: 40%
cellulose ether dosage: 0.30% 40.000mpas benchmark
0.24% m 6030 pf up to 20% dosage savings possible
benchmark culminal m 6030 pf
water retention value at 20 °C water retention value at 20 °C

98,0% 98,5%

water retention value at 40 °C water retention value at 40 °C

standard Culminal 95,8% 98,0%

the lower the dosage levels of ce, the almost no loss of

greater are the performance performance at 40 °C
advantages of culminal m 6030 pf !!!
comparison of key properties

standard ce culminal c 8381 culminal m 6030 pf

cracking tendency

water retention at
workability
40°C

water retention at
stickiness to tools
20°C
benefits of culminal m 6030 pf
cracking tendency
due to its special concept it
reduces the cracking
tendency at higher
temperatures
high temperature
stability
culminal m 6030 pf provides
excellent temperature
stability, it performs in a
wide temperature range
less stickiness
stickiness is actively reduced
using this state of the art
culminal grade while also
maintaining best adhesion
properties in hand or
machine application
paste stability
it stabilizes air micro pores
resulting in excellent
workability in cementitious
and gypsum applications
water retention
culminal m 6030 pf exhibits
outstanding water retention
and thus reduces the
absorption of water into
substrates even at elevated
temperatures
workability
the special modification
enables excellent
workability
culminal m 6030 pf
specifications

chemical basis: modified methylhydroxyethyl cellulose

viscosity: ~ 50.000 – 70.000 mpas*
particle size: fine powder
moisture content: max. 8 %
recommended dosage: 0.3 – 0.6%

*2 % solution; on dry basis; brookfield rvt; 20 rpm; 20 °c

* raw material basis

application fields

recommended
• skim coat, dosage range 0.20 – 0.50%

target applications
suitable
• renders, dosage range 0.08 – 0.15%

• gypsum plaster, dosage range 0.18 – 0.25%

 application characteristics
comparison data, lab skim coat

mhec 40000 pf c 8381 m 6030 pf

water factor ~ 0.38 – 0.40 ~ 0.40 – 0.42 ~ 0.40 – 0.42

workability

paste stability

pot life 40oC ( min )

abrasion resistance

crack formation

ot (low absorbing substrate

~ 25 ~ 40 ~50
20°C), min
ot (low absorbing substrate
~ 10 ~13 ~15
40°C), min
photos – worse adhesion

poor water
retention resulting in
worse adhesion !

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photos – cracking

cracking as lack
of poor water
retention!

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photos – sanding

sanding as reason of - poor rdp contents

16 - lack of water retention
photos – no sanding

no sanding as reason of - sufficient rdp contents (min. 1%)

- sufficient water retention (~95-98%)
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 add on

- general comparison to benchmark CE

- customer data

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skim coat testing

ce dosages
0.18 – 0.4%

temperature tested
20°C, 40°C

grades tested in comparison

competitive ashland grades
benchmark 1 c 8381
benchmark 2 c 8367
mhec 40000 pf
m 6030 pf

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skim coat 1
skim coat 1
comparison 20 & 40°C benchmark 2
95.55

98.96
MHEC 40000PF
98.64

40 98.85

99.03 benchmark 1
98.88

99
C 8367
temperature °C

98.25

99.1
C 8381
98.75

99.16
20 Culminal M6030PF - 20%
99.18

99.15

99.03 Culminal M6030PF normal

dosage
93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
WRV (%)
20
skim coat 2
skim coat 2
comparison 20 & 40°C
benchmark 2
89.01

94.02

95.21 benchmark 1
40 95.09

96.05
MHEC 40000PF
97.06
temperature °C

97.59

C 8367
93.52

96.89
C 8381
97.76

20 97.42

97.96
Culminal M6030PF - 10%
98.39

98.44

Culminal M6030PF
84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100

WRV (%)
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skim coat 3
skim coat 3
comparison 20 & 40°C
benchmark 2
92.86

94.32

96.66 benchmark 1
40 95.44

95.73
MHEC 40000PF
97.86
temperature °C

98.07

C 8367
95.64

97.33
C 8381
97.62

20 97.36

97.52
Culminal M6030PF - 10%
97.99

98.16

Culminal M6030PF
90.00 91.00 92.00 93.00 94.00 95.00 96.00 97.00 98.00 99.00

WRV (%)
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