Meyco FIB SP 530/540/550

Polypropylene Fibre: Re-inforcing fibre for shotcrete

Description Dosage and Batching

This fibre is extruded from a natural Polypropylene The fibres must be added to the concrete mixer
homo polymer and formed into a crimped profile in after the water and admixtures.
order to anchor it in a cementitious matrix.
Mix for at least 2-3 minutes to ensure even
It is thus capable of “re-inforcing” the shotcrete and distribution in the mix. There will be a slight slump
provides a toughness and ductility to the material. loss after addition of the fibres – do not add extra
water but design the mix to allow for the addition of
Features and Benefits the fibres.
The Meyco FIB SP 530/540/550 fibre is user
friendly and is easy to dose into concrete mixes. It 3
Typically 9 kg/m will produce an energy absorption
also has high resistance to acid/alkali attack and is
of 800 - 900 Joules for an in-situ 35 MPa shotcrete.
therefore suitable for use in wet underground
Site trials MUST however be carried out to
conditions.
determine the performance of the fibre and the
shotcrete mix.
Recommende for
• The re-inforcement of wet and dry shotcrete
applications Packaging
The fibres are packed loose in transparent plastic
PERFORMANCE DATA AND PHYSICAL bags in weights to suit dosing into the mixer.
PROPERTIES Weights should be specified when ordering but
typically 4.5 kg will suit a 0.5 m3 mix.
Properties Value
2
Nominal x section area (mm ) 0.75
o Typical EFNARC Panel Test 9kg/m3
Melting Point ( C) 150 – 170
3
Density (g/cm ) 0.88 – 0.92
1 50 1 500
Colour Translucent 1 40 1 400
white / Black 1 30 1 300
Cumulative Energy (J )

Fibre lengths (mm) 30, 40, 50 1 20 Panel size : 60x60x10cm 1 200

110 1 100
Tensile strength at yield, (kpa) 240
1 00 1 000
Load (kN )

Elongation at yield, (%) 24.4 90 900

Water absorption 0 80 800
70 700
Acid/alkali resistance High
60 600
EFNARC Plate test (Joules) 800–900 @ 50 500
9 kg/m3 40 400
+ 350 @ 30 300
Round Determinate Panel Test (J)
20 200
9 kg/m³ 10 1 00
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25
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Storage Note
Material is very stable, no foreseen hazards. Field service, where provided, does not constitute
Protect against fire. superviosry responsibility. For additional info
contact your local BASF CC representative.

Safety precautions
BASF CC reserves the right to have the true cause
Product is extremely stable, presenting little hazard
of any difficulty determined by accepted test
to health. However, in fire conditions, carbon
mothods.
monoxide, carbon diocide and other gases or
fumes may be evolved.

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