Light Weight Concrete

Foamed concrete is also known as Cellular Lightweight Concrete (CLC) but it is not the same as Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC). It is a versatile, lightweight, building material, ideal for a wide range of applications. It can have dry densities typically from 300kg/m3 to 1600kg/m3 and compressive strengths varying from 1 MPa to 15 MPa. To make foamed concrete, special foam is blended into a mixture of sand, cement, fly ash and water. The quantities of these ingredients can be adjusted depending upon the application, balancing performance and cost. Foamed concrete can be placed easily by pouring or pumping and does not require compaction, vibration or leveling.

1) Density 300-500 Kg/M3 (19-38 Lbs/Ft3) Made With Cement & Foam Only
Foam concrete with this densities is used in roof and floor as insulation against heat and sound and is applied on rigid floors (i.e. in itself it is not a structural material). It is used inter-space filling between brickwork leaves in underground walls, insulation in hollow blocks and any other filling situation where high insulating properties are required.

2) Density 600-900 Kg/M3 (38-56 Lbs/Ft3) Made With Sand, Cement & Foam
Used for the manufacture of precast blocks and panels for curtain and partition walls, slabs for false ceilings, thermal insulation and soundproofing screeds in multi-level residential and commercial buildings. Foam concrete of this density range is also ideal for bulk fill application.

3) Density 1000-1200 Kg/M3 (56-75 Lbs/Ft3) Made With Sand, Cement & Foam
This material is used in concrete blocks and panels for outer leaves of buildings, architectural ornamentation as well as partition walls, concrete slabs for roofing and floor screeds.

4) Density 1200-1600 Kg/M3 (75-100 Lbs/Ft3) Made With Sand, Cement & Foam
This material is used in precast panels of any dimension for commercial and industrial use, garden ornaments and other uses where structural concrete of light weight is an advantage.