What is CLC ?

CLC is called as Cellular Light Weight Concrete and it is also called as Foam
Concrete. Cellular Light Weight Concrete (CLC) is a version of light weight
concrete that is produced like normal concrete under ambient conditions. CLC
Blocks are a cement-bonded material made by blending slurry of cement.
Stable, pre-formed foam manufactured on site is injected into this slurry to form
foam concrete. Fresh foam concrete looks like a milk- shake and the volume of
slurry in the foam dictates the cast density of the foam concrete.

Are you worried about rising construction costs of projects ?

If yes, then CLC blocks is your answer. CLC blocks are a cement-bonded
material made by blending slurry of cement. Stable, pre-formed foam
manufactured on site is injected into this slurry to form foam concert. Fresh
foam concrete looks like a milk-shake and the volume of slurry in the foam
dictates the cast density of the foam concrete.

Why should a CLC Block Plant Be setup ?

 Low Investment
 Quick returns
 Future product for Construction Industries
 Green Product
 Less competition in market
 Can earn more percentage of profit
 Easy to handle operations of the plant and can be owned without major
engineering expertise
 Only 10 HP Power is required to run the plant
 Only 6000 Sq Ft area is required to setup a plant

Advantages

 Light in Weight : CLC blocks are very lightweight with density ranging from
300 to 1800 Kg/m3. Three times less weight then clay or fly ash brocks.
 Eco friendly : CLC blocks are Environment-friendly. Foam concrete is eco-
friendly material as fly ash and other industrial waste material are used in part
of manufacturing blocks to protect the environment. The production process of
CLC or its use does not release any harmful effluents to ground, water or air.
CLC, due to its low weight is ideal for making partitions. The use of CLC for
this purpose will reduce the need for plywood partitions. This consequently will
result in reduction in deforestation and will benefit environment.
 Sound Insulation : CLC Blocks are excellent for Sound insulation which keeps
the house cool in Summer and warm in Winter saving energy/electricity for
cooling and heating. It is possible to achieve even higher values depending upon
the thickness of block.
 Thermal Insulation : Thermal insulations as a 100mm thick CLC wall, the
equivalent thickness of dense concrete wall would have to be more than 5 times
thicker and ten times heavier.
 Lower Water Absorption : The water absorption of this material in relatively
lower than any other materials. This compares much better than concrete 50%
and ordinary brick, which has water absorption of around 50% to 80%. The low
water absorption property of these blocks will help to reduce the cracks in the
walls.
 Fire Protection : Foam concrete blocks offers grate fire protection. With a just
100mm thickness of wall with density of 1000 kg/m3, offers fire endurance for
heat transmission for 4 hours without releasing any oxic fumes during the fire.
Fire rating of cellular concrete is far superior to that of brickwork or dense
concrete.
 Easy to Handling : Foam concrete blocks are easy and quick to install, thus
minimizing construction costs. They require no minimal maintenance, which
reduces long- term costs. Foam concrete blocks are saving in cement, sand,
water, labour, energy & time.

Applications

 Acoustic construction
 Precast exterior walls
 Roof insulation and waterproofing
 Green construction
 Additional floors to existing structure
 Building material for highrises
 Air-conditioned buildings
 Low cost housing
 Subways

Raw Material

Procedure of Making CLC

Aqueous foam is produced from the foam generators (IFG) and injected into
slurry of cement, fly ash and water in foam concrete mixture (IFM). It creates
many small air cells which are uniformly distributed throughout the concrete
and create cellular from 300kg/m3 to 1800kg/m3 with compressive strength
between 5kg/cm2 to 200kg/cm2. The volume of air cells in foam concrete
determines the density and strength. The final mixture is then used for different
applications without any vibration or compaction. Fly ash which is a waste-
product at thermal power stations. The foam concrete is thus a green building
material.

Comparison between CLC blocks and bricks

Parameters CLC Blocks Burnt Clay Bricks

Basic raw materials Cement, fly ash, water Top agricultural soil,
and foam primary energy input
Dry density kg/m3 600/800 1900
Ageing Gains strength with age No
(Like conventional
concrete)
Sound insulation Superior Normal
Eco friendliness - Pollution free - Creates smoke
- No primary energy - high energy
consumption consumption
- Consumes fly ash (an - wastes agricultural land
hazardous industrial - soil erosion
waste material) - banned in more and
more countries
Thermal Insulation High thermal insulation Normal thermal
insulation
Compressive strength Compressive strength is Compressive strength is
more than other bricks. less
Water absorption CLC is a light weight Redbricks and fly-ash
capacity block where water brick absorb more water
absorption is less as than CLC blocks
compared to redbrick and
fly-ash brick

CLC Block sizes

Size in MM No of Block in one

m3

600 x 200 x 83
100mm
600 x 200 x 55
150mm
600 x 200 x 41
200mm
600 x 200 x 33
250mm

Comparison between CLC Blocks and AAC Blocks

Parameters CLC Blocks AAC Blocks

Basic raw materials Cement, fly ash, water Cement, lime, specially
and foam grinded sand, aeration
compound, high primary
energy input
Production process and Using ribbon mixer and Produced only in well
set-up foam generator established plant,
equipped with steam
boiler and high pressure
auto-claves
Dry density kg/m³ 600/ 800 400/ 700
Compressive Strength 30- 40 20- 40
kg/cm2
Usage Thermal insulation , Non-load bearing panels
partitions, non-load and blocks
bearing blocks
Aging Gains strength with age No aging Loses strength,
(like conventional if not protected against
concrete) humidity
Thermal conductivity 0.09 – 0.12 (depending 0.09-0.15 (depending on
(W/mK) on density) density)
Eco friendliness - Pollution free
- No primary energy
consumption
- Consumes fly ash (an
hazardous industrial
waste material)