ELASTORAPID By MAPEI
Cement-based glue
Elastorapid is a two-component, high performance, highlydeformable, quick-setting and drying cementitious adhesive with no vertical slip and extended open time for ceramic tiles and stone material.
CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO EN 12004 Elastorapid is a highly deformable (S2), improved (2), fast-setting (F) cementitious (C) adhesive, slip-resistant (T) and with extended open time (E), classified as C2FTE S2. Conformity of Elastorapid is declared in ITT certificate No. 25070277/Gi (TUM) and No. 25080024/Gi (TUM) issued by the Technische Universität München laboratory (Germany).
WHERE TO USE ELASTORAPID
Bonding to internal and external walls and floors of all types and sizes of ceramic tiles (single-fired, double-fired, porcelain, clinker, terracotta, etc.), natural stone (marble, granite, etc.) and artificial materials which are slightly sensitive to humidity (class B MAPEI dimensional stability standard) which require the use of a fast-drying adhesive.
Some application examples
- Laying ceramic and stone floor coverings which are subject to intense traffic.
- Quick repair operations where the floor needs to be put into service immediately (public buildings, motorway service areas, supermarkets, airports, pedestrian areas), even during hot weather. Compared with other fast-setting adhesives, the longer pot-life of Elastorapid makes it more easy to apply even during hot weather.
- Laying tiles on deformable substrates: marine plywood, wooden agglomerates (if sufficiently stable to water), old wooden floors, etc.
- Quick laying or repair of tiled finishes in places such as swimming pools, refrigeration units, industrial plants (breweries, wine cellars, dairies etc.).
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ELASTORAPID
Elastorapid is a two-component adhesive available in grey or white consisting of a special binder and selected silica sand (comp. A) and a synthetic latex rubber (comp. B). When the two components are mixed together, a mortar with the following characteristics is obtained:
- low viscosity, therefore easy to apply;
- highly thixotropic: Elastorapid may be applied on vertical surfaces without sagging, and even large-sized, heavy tiles do not slip. Tiles may be laid starting from the top of the surface without using spacers;
- the pot-life of the mix is particularly long compared with other fast-setting adhesives, making the laying operation easier even during the summer at high temperatures;
- good capacity for accomodating deformation of the substrate and tiles (chipboard, marine plywood, concrete, etc.);
- perfect bonding to all materials normally used in building;
- thicknesses of up to 10 mm set without shrinkage and without a reduction in thickness, until a considerably high mechanical strength is reached. Elastorapid has high bonding strength after only 2-3 hours and, therefore, floor and wall coverings may be put into service very quickly.