WALCRETE is the trade name for masonry cement produced by Lafarge Malayan Cement Berhad. It is a homogeneous blend of controlled amounts of Portland Cement, plasticizing material and air entraining agent, inter-ground to a high fineness to give consistent quality.
WALCRETE is an extremely versatile material. It is recommended highly for the following:
Unlike conventional mortar which is a mixture of 4 ingredients, i.e. Portland Cement, lime, sand and water, WALCRETE masonry mortar requires only 3 ingredients, i.e. WALCRETE, sand and water.
This means that with WALCRETE there is:
In the manufacture of WALCRETE masonry cement, every care is taken to ensure that the product exceeds the minimum quality requirements laid down in Malaysian Standard 794:1982
Typical Properties of WALCRETE
| Typical Properties | Malaysian Standard MS794:1982 | WALCRETE / plascrete |
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Setting Time [minutes] [a] Initial [b] Final |
Min. 45 Max. 600 |
140 200 |
| Soundness Test by Le Chatelier’s method [mm] | Max. 10 | 0.5 |
| Water Retentivity [%] | 70-95 | 91 |
| Air-Entrainment [%] | 10-25 | 15 |
| Flow [%] | 80-120 | 95 |
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Compressive Strength [a] 7 days N/mm2 [b] 28 days N/mm2 |
4 6 |
5 7 |
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