Duracrete RGL Trowel System
Description

Durex Duracrete RGL Trowel System is an extremely durable, single colour, trowel applied industrial floor overlay with recycled glass designed to restore damage concrete or protect new concrete from high impact, abrasion, wear and mild chemicals in institutional, commercial and industrial environments. Durex Duracrete Trowel System consists of a tough silica sand mixture embedded in a 100% solids epoxy resin, which is finished to provide an extremely durable, extra heavy-duty flooring system.

Advantages
  • Featuring Recycled Glass (up to 25%)
  • Extremely durable, highly abrasion resistant
  • Seamless
  • 100% solids, VOC free resins
  • Proprietary, tightly packed, easy to apply sand + glass mixture
  • Can be hand or power troweled
  • Will not support growth of fungus or bacteria
  • Easy to clean and to maintain
  • CFIA approved, USDA accepted
Uses

Durex Duracrete RGL Trowel System is used to protect new concrete which will be exposed to mechanical and chemical abuse, or to resurface, level, pitch or slope existing floor slabs in industrial applications while using recycled materials. Chemical resistance and UV resistance can be attained by applying customizable top coats.

Physical Properties
Colour

Please see Durex Colour Selection Guide for available colour options.

Resin Type
  • Primer: Epotel Multi-Primer
  • Trowe Mortar (Epotel + Durex Duracrete): Epotel TC + Duracrete RGL Agg.
  • Grout Coat: Epotel GSC 
  • Top Coat: Epotel GSC
  • 5 m2/L (200 ft2/gal) @ 8 mils
  • 2.4kg kit mixed (Part A & B) - 15kg (33 lbs) bag
  • 3 m2/L (160 ft2/gal) @ 10 mils
  • 3 m2/L (160 ft2/gal) @ 10 mils
Ratio

Durex Epotel TL - 2:1 by Volume

Pot Life @ 23°C

Durex Epotel TL + RGL Aggregate - 20 minutes

Service Temperature Range

Min. 0°C/Max. 50°C/Quick Term 95°C

Performance Properties
Compressive Strength @ 7 days

ASTM C 579

9.800 psi

Tensile Strength

ASTM C 307

1,700 psi

Flexural Strength

ASTM C 580

3,900 psi

Flexural Modulus of Elasticity

ASTM C-580

2.1 x 106 psi

Bond Strength

ASTM D4541

400  psi concrete fails

Thermal Coefficient of Expansion

ASTM D696

0.00006 mm/mm per 0°C (0.000025 in./in)

Coefficient of Friction

ANSI A137.1 / ANSI A326.3

0.73 WET

Abrasion Resistance CS-17 wheel, 1 kg. load, 1000 rev.

ASTM D 4060

35-45 mg maximum weight loss

Thermal Shock Resistance

ASTM C 884

Passes

Water Absorption

ASTM C 413

0.15%

Flammability

ASTM D 635

Class 1

Impact Resistance

MIL D-3134F

+160 in/lbs concrete fractures

Hardness

ASTM D-2240, Shore D

85

Indentation

MIL D-3134F

No indentation

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