FONDAG

The ultimate concrete for extreme

industrial environments

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The ultimate concrete for extreme
industrial environments
FONDAG® is a ready-to-use, high strength, durable concrete. Its special
characteristics are achieved by combining strong, hard, dense and non-
porous synthetic aggregates which develop very strong chemical and
mechanical bonds with calcium aluminate cement.
FONDAG® shows the unique capacity to resist aggressive environments
where high temperature, thermal and mechanical shocks, abrasion and
corrosion, are all present.
In many severe industrial environments where Portland cement concrete
and specialty products deteriorate rapidly, FONDAG® is the logical
solution for long term durability.
Properties

Temperatures Abrasion, erosion and Corrosion Rapid hardening

Withstand impact Resists corrosion by Back in service if
temperature from Extremely good sulfates, oils, industrial necessary within 6 to
-292°F to 2012°F and resistance to abrasion, effluents, aggressive 8 hours after placing.
thermal shock. erosion and impact. chemicals and dilute
acids for pH 3.5 – 11.

Preparation
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Imerys’ Fondag® offer is supported by the global technical,
With drum-mixer With ready-mix truck commercial and marketing network, dedicated to Technical
Concrete applications.
FONDAG® is a trademark of Imerys.

Imerys Aluminates warrants that the products comply with the specifications stated in the commercial data sheet to the exclusion of any other warranty, expressed or implied. Imerys Aluminates
makes no representation or warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use of the products. The warranty shall be limited to the
replacement of the non-conforming products or, at Imerys Aluminates option, the refund of the purchase price. Any technical advise, recommendations or information are given based on Imerys
Aluminates current knowledge and experience of the products and are deemed to be accurate. However, Imerys Aluminates undertakes no liability or responsibility of any kind in respect thereof.
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Resistance to extreme temperature and thermal
cycling from -292°F to 2012°F
Foundries
• Blast furnace and furnace area floors
• Ladle pre-heat and cooling areas
• Cast house floors
• Slag pit and drop-out boxes
• Quench towers and track repairs
• Oxygen lance cutting areas
• Heat resisting floors

Cement plants
• Pipe lining
• Raw materials silos
• Cyclones
Resistance to thermal cycles
• Coolers psi
11,600
• Hoods and other areas subject to high temperatures

Fire Training Centers 8,700 FONDAG ®

Compressive strength

3.

• Flammable products retention tank

• Fire training Centers 5,800

Incinerators and boilers 2,900

PORTLAND
+ TRAP ROCK
1.

• Charging chutes
PORTLAND
+ SILICEOUS
• Ash boxes AGGREGAT ES 2.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
• Burning pits CYCLES

Thermal cycle is 24 hours at 68°F moist,

24 hours at 230°F drying and 6 hours at
932°F.

1 2 3

MIX CEMENT SAND GRAVEL CYCLES

1* PORTLAND Trap rock Trap rock 4
2* PORTLAND Siliceous Siliceous 3
3 FONDAG ®
9
* All mixes proportioned at 1 part cement, 1.7 parts sand,
2.2 parts 3/8” aggregate.
Technical details
FONDAG® combines a very hard, high density, fused synthetic aggregate Mixing, placing & curing
containing 40% alumina with calcium aluminate cement. Because the aggregate
and the binder are mineralogically the same, there is an ideal chemical affinity
recommendations
resulting in a unique and stronger paste-aggregate bond. • FONDAG® is a ready-to-use pre-blend
Physical characteristics of the synthetic aggregate and of the cement, such as concrete. It is essential to observe the
coefficient of expansion, are also the same. This explains the exceptional thermal, water content specified on bags to obtain
mechanical, and chemical properties of FONDAG®. expected properties.

Under the FONDAG® brand, there exist a wide range of products answering the • Mixing equipment must be clean and
specific needs of users in different regions. The products are available in big- free from concrete build up. Mixing
bags or in paper bags. For more information, please contact your local Imerys time required is 5 minutes minimum.
representative. FONDAG®, in the plastic stage, appears
similar to a firm Portland concrete.
• If the specification requires joints, they
Some physical properties should be done promptly because more
than 60% of shrinkage occurs within 24
• Aggregate size: 3/8” hours after placement; saw cut joint must
• Open porosity after 28 days at 68°F: 5% be done immediately after the final set.
• Mohs hardness of aggregates: 6-7 • Like for Portland cement concrete, proper
curing is essential to ensure satisfactory
• Working Time: 1-3 hours depending of admixture use surface condition of FONDAG®. The
appropriate curing method should be
chosen to be effective for the actual job
Mechanical properties (indicative data) site conditions (either application of wet
Compressive Strength on 4” cubes with 68ºF moist curing • Water content: ≤ burlap, water spray, plastic sheets or any
6 hours after mixing 4,000 psi
10% (1/2 gallon other appropriate means). Curing should
of water per 50-lb be ensured in both hot and cold ambient
24 hours after mixing 7,000 psi
bag). conditions.
Change to Long term compressive strength to 5,000 psi
consider for design 5,000 psi (converted strength*) • Open porosity • Cold weather installation: provided that
*only strength after conversion must be considered for design purpose. after 28 days at the fresh concrete is prevented from
68°F: 5% freezing until heat evolution begins, the
Strength after Heat Treatment curing temperature can be as low as 0°F.
Dried at 230°F Fired at Fired at Depending on additional admixtures
1472°F 2012°F utilized, the time to reach this exothermic
Flexural (psi) 1,300 psi 1,000 psi 400 psi reaction can vary from a few minutes to
Compressive 10,000 psi 7,000 psi 3,000 psi
several hours.
(psi) See bags and Product Data Sheet for
Tests conducted on 40 x 40 x1 60 mm prisms. All samples immersed in water for 24 hours then held for 24 hours at 230°F, some samples
more detailed mixing, placing and curing
held for a further 6 hours at 1472°F or 2012°F and then cooled down gradually. recommendations.

FONDAG®, characterized
FONDAG® specific chemistry by a high alumina content and FONDAG® is a concrete with
shows an excellent corrosion absence of free lime, is extremely low porosity and high density,
resistance to a wide range of stable at high temperature and in based on very hard synthetic
aggressive substances (pH 3.5 – conditions of severe thermal cycling aggregates allowing abrasion
11) including several acids, sugar and thermal shock. In the same resistance several times better
solutions, grease and fats, etc. conditions, Portland cement based than 5,000 psi Portland cement
concrete becomes unstable and concrete.
experiences spalling, expansion
and eventual failure.
Resistance to abrasion, mechanical
abuse and corrosion
Industrial Flooring Abrasion from ore transfer
• Heavy equipment tracks • Ore pass lining
• Shop floors • Ore silo lining
• Warehouses • Crusher pad flooring
• B ulk material unloading areas and
transfer pads
Other abrasion problems in
mining
Hydraulic Structures • Ore sludge channel lining
• Sills • Track road repairs
• Screening walls • Other highly abraded areas
• Spillways
• Scouring sluices
• Collectors
• Jetty heads
• Sluice beds

Food Processing Industries

• Discharge areas
• Factory floors
• Cold rooms Effect of a rotary grinder
(ASTM C779 modified)
• Freezing tunnels

Volume
Petrochemical Industries of concrete
• Sulfur pits removed
by abrasion
• Coke discharge areas per time unit
Independent laboratory data

• Industrial floors

Chemical Specialties
• Decantation basins
• Effluent and sea water channels
OPC concrete Ciment Fondu ® FONDAG ®
• Factory floors 4,500 psi concrete concrete
4,500 psi 6,500 psi
• C
 ryogenic loading and
discharging areas
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