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| New Corrosion Inhibitor for FastSet products The Quikrete Companies announced that a chemical Corrosion Inhibitor has been added to the Quikrete line of FastSet Commercial Grade products. The Corrosion Inhibitor is designed to protect structural steel reinforcement bars by preventing oxidation after full depth repairs of highway bridges, parking garages, coastal facilities and other structures. Full depth repairs are necessary when the rebar within a structure corrodes, causing it to expand and create cracks in the concrete. During full depth repairs, the cracked concrete is broken up so that corrosion can be mechanically removed from the rebar — located two inches below the surface of the structure — and then coated with mortar or concrete. The Corrosion Inhibitor additive will allow Quikrete FastSet Commercial Grade products to absorb moisture and oxidation before it reaches the rebar. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |