KALMATRON® BLOCK
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APPLICATION
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Installation of CMU is done by joining the thorns of lower blocks with the dents of upper blocks on mortar with admixture of KF-A using standard masonry technology.
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This installation provides for air-enclosed spaces in the masonry structure, which is impermeable and immovable.
TECHNICAL DATA OF BLOCK
| Dimensions | 7.8" x 7.8" x 15.8" or 20cm x 20 cm x 40 cm |
| Weight | 40 lb or 18 kg |
| Compressive Strength | Time = 28 days kg/cm² = 525 PSI = 7500 |
| Freeze-thaw resistance | < 120 cycles |
| Impermeability | 20 ATM - 100% |
TECHNICAL NOTE
The technical data provided is for the Northern California climate with temperatures in January of -10° C or 14° F and for necessary heat transfer resistance of 0.500 [m²° C/Wt] and concrete with density of 1800 kg/m³ or 3000 lb/ft³.
