Ardex K 40 Rapid Drying High Flow Levelling And Smoothing Compound - Very smooth self levelling compound
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DoP
Certificate type
Rapid drying high flow levelling and smoothing compound.
Application
For levelling and smoothing most new and existing internal subfloors including, concrete, cement/sand screeds, anhydrite screeds, stone, terrazzo and ceramic tiles, and suitable timber floors.
Description
Rapid drying high flow levelling and smoothing compound that once mixed can be applied from 2 to 20 mm.
Features and benefits:
- Walkable in two hours.
- Install resilient and timber floorcoverings in six hours.
- No patching or rubbing down the next day.
- Helps eliminate trowel marks, ridges and imperfections.
- Suitable for underfloor heating.
- Rapidry formula, dry in 6 to 24 hours depending on thickness.
- Pumpable
General information
Color | Grey |
Finish | Smooth |
Material | Fibre-reinforced |
Shape | Formless |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M50/65 Laying coverings M50/25 Carpeting M50/10 Resilient floor tiling M50/20 Sheeting M50/15 Carpet tiling M40/12 Mosaic M50/460 Smoothing/ levelling underlayment compound M50/150 Sheeting M50/170 Carpeting M50/130 Carpet tiling M40/460 Smoothing underlayment M40/120 Mosaic M40/110 Tiling M10/160 Proprietary self smoothing levelling screeds K21/10 Wood laminate flooring K21/20 Composite laminated flooring M40/5 Tiling M50/110 Resilient floor tiling K21/146 Laminate flooring K21/145 Composite laminate flooring K21/115 Wood laminate flooring |
Specification data - Smoothing and levelling underlay compounds
Material | Fibre-reinforced. |
Primer | Not required. ARDEX P 51. ARDEX P 4. Manufacturer guidanceAll surfaces must be primed to maximise the working time, maintain the flow life, and prevent air bubbles rising through the levelling compound. |
Compressive strength – 1 day | 9.0 N/mm². |
Compressive strength – 7 days | 29.0 N/mm². |
Compressive strength – 28 days | 37.0 N/mm². |
TensileStrength | 2.5 N/mm² (1 day); 6.0 N/mm² (7 days); 9.5 N/mm² (28 days). |
Flexural strength | 9.5 N/mm². |
Coverage | 5 m². Guidance for specification option: At 3 mm thick per 22 kg bag. |
Capacity | 22 kg. |
Application thickness | 3 mm. |
Total VOCs (maximum) | EC1+R. |
Working time | 30 minutes. Guidance for specification option: Flow life at 20°C approx. 25 minutes. |
Density | 1.2 kg/L. Manufacturer guidanceBulk density of powder. |
Weight | 1.9 kg/L. Manufacturer guidanceWeight of fresh mortar approx. |
Sustainability data
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Fibre-reinforced |
Manufacturing plant location | |
A1-A3 (production stage) | Embodied carbon as defined in BS EN 15804 |
Normalised unit | 0.5 kg CO₂ eq/kg |
Declared unit | 0.49 kg CO₂ eq/kg Self-declared Lower emissions |
Recyclability | For disposal considerations see Health and Safety Datasheet at www.ardex.co.uk. |
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | - | 1 |
 IFC | - | 1 |
Product certifications
DoP
ARDEX K 40 FLOW - DOP
Literature
Literature type
Ardex K 40 Sustainability Data Sheet
ARDEX 10 YEAR UK PRODUCT WARRANTY
ARDEX K 40 FLOW Datasheet
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