Dur-A-Hard Quartz Broadcast
Decorative, High-Build, Multi-Layered, Broadcasted, Self-Leveling, Cementitious, Polyurethane Flooring System
Description

Durex® Dur-A-Hard Quartz Broadcast is a pourable, phthalate & solvent-free, cementitious polyurethane floor system designed to provide a decorative yet high build, tough and durable, non-slip textured surface for wet and dry production areas predominately in the food and beverage industry. It consists of a layer of Dur-A-Hard Quartz Broadcast which is then broadcasted to refusal with coloured quartz aggregates for additional strength. It is then top coated with Durex® Polyuretel to seal in the broadcasted aggregates at to give additional surface performance.

Advantages
  • CFIA approved; USDA accepted
  • Zero VOCs, odorless, and non-tainting
  • Anti-microbial and resistant to organic and inorganic chemical compounds and bacterial growth
  • Chemical and abrasion resistant
  • Thermal shock resistant and Wide Service Temperature Range (-20oC to 120oC)
  • Easy to apply, easy to clean and sterilize
  • May be applied at low temperatures (5°C)
  • Seamless waterproof slip-resistant floor topping
  • Will bond to mild steel and water-resistant plywood.
Uses

Durex® Dur-A-Hard Quartz Broadcast is a broadcasted to refusal, odourless, 1/4” self-leveling flooring system approved for use in the food and beverage industry for heavy-duty areas. Durex® Dur-A-Hard  Quartz Broadcast is designed as a decorative flooring system capable of protecting concrete floor surfaces against organic and inorganic chemical compounds and bacterial growth and withstands thermal shock under extreme cold and heat steam treatments. It is designed to be installed for high-demand flooring areas.

  • Pharmaceutical laboratories and clean rooms
  • Chemical processing plants and containment storage rooms
  • Production processes exposed to aggressive chemicals
  • Commercial and restaurant kitchens
  • Wet areas, loading docks, garbage rooms and high-impact areas
Physical Properties
Colour

Please see Durex® Colour Selection Guide for available colour options.

Adhesion to Concrete

>400 psi (concrete fails before loss of bond)

Cure Time @ 21°C

Foot Traffic: 12-14 hours

Light Traffic: 24-36 hours

Full Service: 48 hours

Full Cure: 240 hours

Mix Ratio (by volume)

Full Kit as Supplied

Coverage (per kit)

2.1 m2 @ 4.5 mm (25 ft2 @ 5/16 in)

1.4 m2 @ 6 mm (19 ft2 @ ¼ in)

Pot Life - Working Time @ 21°C

20 minutes

Note: Pot life is shorter at higher temperatures. Do not use below 5°C or above 30°C.

Service Temperature

-20°C to 120°C (steam wash)

Performance Properties
Abrasion Resistance

ASTM C501

CS17 Wheel 1000 GM

Load 1000 Cycles

35 mg loss

Compressive Strength

ASTM C579

56 MPa (8,200 psi)

Flexural Strength

ASTM C580


 

20 MPa (2,908 psi)

Impact Resistance @ 125 mils

MIL D3134

Pass

Tensile Strength

ASTM C307

9.3 MPa (1,400 psi)

Coefficient of Friction

ANSI A137.1 / ANSI A326.3

0.61 WET

System Layer Optional Products Per Layer Notes