ADVA® Cast High-Range Water Reducers
A high-range water reducing admixture for the precast/prestressed concrete industry. With excellent placeability and workability, flow through congested forms without segregation, high early strength: there is an ADVA® CAST water reducer to meet all your needs.
What is ADVA® Cast?
ADVA® Cast is a series of high-efficiency, polycarboxylate-based, high-range, water-reducing admixtures for the precast/prestressed concrete industry. In addition to providing excellent water reduction, ADVA® Cast products generate higher compressive strengths, better slump retention, improved rheology, enhanced air control, superior finishability and robustness across a wide range of materials, including both flowable and self-consolidating concrete.
ADVA® Cast Product Documents
| Product Name | Product Data Sheet | SDS/MSDS |
| ADVA® Cast 530 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 535 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 540 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 555 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 575 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 585 | ||
| ADVA® Cast 600 |
Technical Bulletins
| Product Name | |
| TB-0608 — ADVA® Cast 575 Technical Bulletin | |
| TB-1507 — ADVA® Cast 555 Superplasticizer Technical Bulletin |
- Product Name
- Description
- Key Benefits
- Applications Type
ADVA® Cast 530 is a high efficiency polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer formulated to impart extreme workability without segregation to concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
- Imparts excellent stability to high flow concrete
- Excellent surface finish
- Recommended for use in precast and prestressed production in conventional and Self-Consolidating Concrete applications.
ADVA® Cast 535 admixture is a high efficiency, polycarboxylate-based high-range water reducer designed for the production of a wide range of concrete mixes, from conventional to Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC).
- Excellent dosage efficiency also moisture control
- Excellent entrained air quality
- Enhanced strength development
- Formulated to impart improved workability to the concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
ADVA® Cast 540 is a high efficiency polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer. ADVA® Cast 540 has been formulated to impart extreme workability without segregation to concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
- Imparts excellent stability to high flow concrete
- Improved air entrainment control
- Excellent surface finish
- Recommended for use in precast and prestressed production in conventional and SCC applications.
ADVA® Cast 555 is a high efficiency polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer. ADVA® Cast 555 has been formulated to impart maximum desired workability without segregation to concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
- Superior air entrainment control
- Excellent concrete cohesiveness
- Enhanced tolerance to slight moisture variability
- Recommended for use in precast and prestressed production in conventional and SCC applications.
ADVA® Cast 575 is a high efficiency, low addition rate polycarboxylate-based high-range water reducer designed for the production of a wide range of concrete mixes, from conventional to Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC).
- Superior air entrainment control
- Enhanced concrete cohesiveness
- Superior finish on cast surfaces
- Formulated to impart improved workability to the concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
ADVA® Cast 585 admixture is a high efficiency, low addition rate polycarboxylate-based high-range water reducer designed for the production of a wide range of concrete mixes, from conventional to Self Consolidating Concrete.
- Excellent dosage efficiency, moisture control and air control
- Superior air entrainment control
- Enhanced concrete cohesiveness
- Formulated to impart improved workability to the concrete and to achieve high early compressive strength as required by the precast industry.
ADVA® Cast 600 is a polycarboxylate based high-range water reducer designed for the production of conventional and Self Consolidating Concrete and is formulated to provide extended slump life along with excellent workability without segregation.
- Excellent moisture and air control
- Extended slump retention up to one hour
- Excellent early and later age compressive strength
- Used for the production of Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC) in precast/prestressed applications and may also be used in conventional concrete production.
Solve challenging forms, improve efficiency and quality with high-strength SCC
Self-consolidating concrete is a highly flowable, non-segregating concrete that spreads into place, fills formwork, self-compacts and encapsulates even the most congested reinforcement, all without any mechanical vibration. This type of concrete flows evenly around complex or congested forms without segregation.
Self-consolidating concrete produced with ADVA® Cast products provides unique advantages over conventional flowing concrete:
- Lower self-consolidating concrete viscosity
- Self-placement
- No segregation
- No blocking
- Improved finishes
This results in high-quality, high performance, precast concrete elements.
Feature: ADVA® Cast and the GCP Air Management System
Precast/prestressed concrete often requires air entrainment to improve its freezing and thawing durability. Entrained air must be present in the correct concentration (air content %) and also fall within industry specified parameters (e.g. spacing factor, size of the air bubbles, etc.) in order to be fully effective and in compliance, ADVA® Cast 585 contains a special (patent pending) deformer package designed to develop a stable air void system consisting of smaller air bubbles, which helps meet specifications and performance requirements.
In addition to providing an excellent air void system and benefits of a high-range water-reducer, ADVA® Cast 585 can be combined with AIRTRAC™, a sensor that measures the temperature and total air content of concrete in real time while mixing. When combined, these products and technologies provide for a complete AIR Management System.
Technical services for every application
Concerned about how to use ADVA® Cast for your project? Don't be. GCP maintains a worldwide team of professionals to consult with concrete producers. For more information on the best ADVA® Cast product for your mix, contact GCP today.
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