Floor mortars Imerys minerals - excellent fillers for self-leveling and self-smoothing floor mortars
Imerys talcs, wollastonites and metakaolins are excellent multi-functional fillers for self-leveling and self-smoothing floor mortars.
Talc
Talc platelets demonstrate an affinity for polar organic binders and excellent dispersibility in water. This means that they disperse easily in water-based systems such as cementitious self-leveling and self-smoothing floor mortars.
Imerys talc:
- Provides self leveling properties
- Lowers shrinkage
- Improves crack resistance
- Enhances surface aspect
- Improves powder flow
- Increases tensile strength, compressive strength, flexibility and stamping resistance
- Increases abrasion resistance
- Improves viscosity and adhesion
- Minimizes settling
Imerys talcs are cost-effective alternatives to calcite and quartz.
We recommend talcs with a medium lamellar structure and particle size distribution for this application (consult us).
Wollastonite
Imerys wollastonite is used to increase floor strength and as an anti cracking agent. We recommend our Nyad® MG and Nyad® G grades for floor mortars.
Metakaolin
Metakaolin is used to enhance mechanical strength in floor mortars. We recommend our Argical™ - M range for this application.
We offer a full range of bespoke formulation and technical and process support services to help you match the right mineral grade to your application requirement.