POLY-VINEX IND40

DESCRIPTION
Poly-Vinex IND40 is a Styrene / Butadiene Copolymer Latex

SUMMARY
Poly-Vinex IND40 is a Styrene / Butadiene Copolymer Latex that has been specifically designed as a latex admixture for use in cement compositions
The use of Poly-Vinex IND40 as an admixture offers improved adhesion to substrate, toughness and flexibility, resistance to certain chemicals, excellent water resistance, better resistance to frost as well as dust suppression.

FEATURES & BENEFITS
The addition of Poly-Vinex IND40 confers numerous advantages over untreated mortars and concretes, such
as:
1. Greatly improved adhesion to substrates, including dense impervious concrete
2. Excellent resistance to water and water vapour
3. Improved toughness and flexibility
4. Better resistance to frost
5. Improved resistance to certain chemicals
6. Diminishing dust

APPLICATIONS
Cement compositions containing Poly-Vinex IND40 are particularly useful in a number of applications
Some examples are:
1. Water-resistant rendering for interior or exterior walls or basements
2. Damp-resistant layers
3. Levelling floors prior to laying tiles, wood blocks, etc
4. Patching and repairing concreted areas
5. Waterproof flat roofing and balconies
6. Industrial flooring, screeding and topping
7. Nosing for stairs indoors / outdoors
8. Flooring for dairies, food factories, fertiliser stores where improved chemical resistance is required 9. Lining of effluent ducts, tunnels and canals
10. Corrosion protection of steel reinforcing rods in concrete and of steel structures
11. Water-resistant adhesives for tiles, aggregates, glass, steel, etc
12. Screeds for bathrooms and showers

Mixing
Mixing procedure for mortars or concretes containing Poly-Vinex IND40 is similar to that used for conventional
compositions, gauging water being partly or completely replaced by Poly-Vinex IND40
The quantity of Poly-Vinex recommended will depend upon the application and is normally from 9 to 18 litres per 50 kgs of cement
The higher level of latex addition is used for thin screeds where maximum performance is required; levels lower or higher than those quoted may be used in special circumstances
The colour of latex-modified compositions may be a little darker than that of ordinary compositions; if this is undesirable it can be simply remedied by including a proportion of white cement
Typical examples of mortars are given in the appendix
Portland, High Alumina and certain fast setting cements are compatible with Poly-Vinex IND40 and have been successfully used