Construction sealant

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Wolf, A.T, Material properties of construction sealants. Kautschuk Gummi Kunstoffe, 41(2), 173-178 (1988). 

The following statement appears consistently on the details and will determine the choice of all materials including the basic building construction system chosen, special floor coatings, conductive flooring, interior finishes and construction sealants. 

Construction sealants -polysulfide [POLYMERSCONTAINING SULFUR - POLYSULFIDES] (Vol 19)... 

Holland, L., W. Sleekelmacher, and J. Yarwood, 1974, Vacuum Manuals E. and F. N. Spon, London (in the U.S. Halsted Press div. of John Wiley Sons Inc.). A very useful general reference, covering principles of gas flow, materials of construction, sealants, and commercial equipment. 

In the case of conventional construction sealants, the poly sulfides, polyurethanes, epoxies, and acrylics have all shown various degrees of sensitivity to moisture. Hydrolysis causes the breaking of bonds within the sealant. Thus, the bond strength decreases and cohesive failure results. However, before this occurs, the sealant usually swells and may cause deformation or bond failure before hydrolysis can completely take action. 

Certain specifications and standards provide excellent tutorials on adhesives and sealants. For example, MIL-HDBK-691 offers a complete handbook on adhesive bonding, and MIL-HDBK-725 provides a guide to the properties and uses of adhesives. ASTM C 962 provides an excellent source of information regarding sealant joint design and the types of sealants that are appropriate for various substrates. Although this specification is primarily for construction sealants, much of the information that it contains is generally useful for other sealant applications. 

Cure time is very important for sealants as well as adhesives. Often the sealant will be required to function as a barrier or resist the movement of substrates very soon after it is applied. With construction sealants, for example, it may not be possible to delay the environmental conditions until after the adhesive cures. Thus, curing time becomes a critical parameter in selection of the sealant. ASTM C 679 covers a method for determining the time that a mechanic can work the sealant into the joint before the sealant starts to skin or solidify. 

Polyethylene foam sheet is used mainly in package cushioning, and also in roof insulation and extruded profile is also used as construction sealants and pipe insulation. It is made mainly by tandem extrusion. The first extruder melts the polyethylene and blends in liquid volatile organic foaming agent. The second extruder cools it to the optimum foaming temperature, and pumps it through a die into room-temperature air, where it expands into foamed sheet. 

Construction sealants Protective coatings Industrial flooring Adhesives for bonding wood Waterproofing systems... 

Masonry water repellents Glazing sealants Construction sealants Sanitary sealants... 

Polyurethane sealants have taken a good share in today s sealant market. Polysulphide sealants are in greater use for water-retaining structures, and silicone sealants for structural glazing purposes but polyurethanes have a greater market share as construction sealants. These sealants were first introduced to the construction industry in the early 1970s as two-component materials. 

Lavelle, J.A. (1986) Acrylic latex modified portland cement, paper presented at the American Concrete Institute, Baltimore, MD published by Rohm Haas, Philadelphia, PA. Panek, J.R. and Cook, J.P. (1984) Construction Sealants and Adhesives, John Wiley, New York, pp. 138-43. 

Sealants durability resistance to heat cold water, ozone and ultraviolet radiation adhesion to a variety of substrates high recovery colour stability glazing sealants construction sealants (neutral cure systems) sanitary sealants... 

X2 Construction sealants. Silicone sealants have proven to be very useful in a number of applications related to concrete construction (Figure 6.5). Systems based on neutral or alcoholic cure are suitable. Acetoxy-cured sealants are not suitable because of the evolution of acetic acid by-product, which reacts with calcium-bearing surfaces such as concrete and mortar, resulting in uncertain adhesion (Spells and Klosowki, 1981). 

Panek, J.R. and Cook, J.P. (1984) Construction Sealants and Adhesives, John Wiley, New York, pp. 121-9. 

Feng, T.M. and Waldman, B.A. (1995) Silylated urethane polymers - enhanced properties of construction sealants, in Adhesives Age 4 reprint supplied by Osi Specialities (a Witco Co.), New York. 

ISO 9046 1987 Building construction sealants - determination of adhesion and cohesion properties at constant temperature. 

ISO 10563 1991 Building construction sealants for joints - determination of change in mass and volume. 

Contractors 1000 2000 . [GE Silicones] Silicone construction sealants for glazing and general purpose sealing qq>lics. 

Figure 1. Polystyrene foam adhesive, 3M EC-35 9 edge seal, GE 1200 construction sealant time aged, 12 mos.

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