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MCI Admixtures
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Migrating, corrosion-inhibiting
admixtures for
reinforced structures.
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MCI 2000 Series ®
Carbonation of Concrete
The most common cause of loss of passivating alkalinity is carbonation – a
CO2 process whereby atmospheric carbon dioxide reacts with the soluble alka-
line calcium hydroxide and other cement hydrates in concrete. These are
CO2 then converted into insoluble calcium carbonate.
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 > CaCO3 + H2O
>
Once the concrete in contact with reinforced steel has carbonated, the
steel is no longer protected. In the presence of moisture and oxygen, cor-
rosion damage is inevitable.
Chlorides in Concrete
Corrosion can begin when carbon-
ation reaches the steel.
The concentration of chlorides required to promote corrosion of embed-
ded reinforcement is affected by the pH of the concrete. In alkaline fresh
concrete a threshold level of about 7,500-8,000 ppm is required to start
corrosion, but
if the alkalinity is reduced the chloride threshold is significantly lower
(below
100 ppm). Typical sources of chloride include deicing salts, salt water
environments and some commercial admixtures.
Cracking and spalling will
ultimately occur.
An Innovation That Fights Corrosion
And Extends The Service Life
Of Reinforced Concrete Structures
The Electrochemical Process of Corrosion
The corrosion products of steel (iron oxides or hydroxides), occupy a much greater volume than the steel
(4-12 times the volume). This increase in volume exerts a great expansive pressure within the concrete,
leading to cracking, rust staining and spalling over the corroded reinforcement.
Being an electrochemical process, corrosion of steel in concrete requires an electrolyte. Concrete is full of
small pores which contain moisture, and so, is an effective electrolyte. A small, electrical current flows
between the anode and the cathode with corrosion activity (rust formation) taking place at the anode.
CATHODE ANODE
CONCRETE (electrolyte)
The Corrosion Process Without Cortec® MCI® Admixtures. When MCI® reaches reinforcing steel, it forms a
At the Cathode At the Anode protective layer (about 20Å thick) that protects the
(02 + 2H20 + 4 e - -> 4 OH -) ( Fe -> Fe ++ 2e -) steel in both anodic and cathodic areas.
ANODiC PROTECTiON
▲
Laboratory tests measure
the potential shift at both
the anode and cathode.
▲
to dramatic overall
CORROSION RATE
▲
▲ CATHODiC PROTECTiON reduction in corrosion
activity.
Cl- Cl-
Cl- Cl-
Chloride-Induced Corrosion
The corrosive effects of carbonation and chlorides
Cl- Cl-
Cl- cause a breakdown of the natural passivating
protection of steel. When MCI® comes in contact
with steel it forms a protective layer. This layer
has been measured (using X-ray Photoelectron
Cl- Cl- Spectroscopy — XPS) to be between 20 and 100Å
thick at the molecular level.
200 195
EB (eV) Without MCI®-2000 With MCI®-2000
MCI® admixtures are unique in their ability to travel or migrate throughout the concrete. This
migration occurs via both liquid and vapor diffusion and has been proven in concrete using
Secondary Neutron Mass Spectroscopy (SNMS) methods.
The SHRP Program
The SHRP Program involved both lab testing and actual field installation on bridges throughout the USA.
In comparison to Polymer Modified Concrete Overlays, MCI® treated concrete overlays demonstrat-
ed a dramatic extension of predicted service life.
Polymer
Modified 20 years
Concrete
MCI®
-2000 34 years
Treated
Concrete
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Y e a r s
BB Change in Air Content (%) MCI® Vs. Control MCI®-2000 MCI®-2005 CC MCI®-2005 NS MCI®-2006 MCI®-2006 NS
Air Entrained 0.5 0.2 0 0.2 0
BB Average
Average
AirAir
Flexural
Flexural
Entrained
Entrained
Strength,
Strength,
Concrete
Concrete
MCI
MCI
(AEC)
(AEC)
Compared
Compared
® ®
Non-Air Entrained
to to Control*
Control*
0.1 0.1 CCAverage
Average
-0.2
Non-Air
Non-Air
Flexural
Flexural
Entrained
Entrained
Strength,
Strength,
0
Concrete
Concrete
MCI
MCI Compared
Compared
® ®
0.2
(NAEC)
(NAEC)
to to Control*
Control*
150150
Average Flexural
Average Strength,
Flexural MCIMCI
Strength, Compared
® ®
Comparedto Control*
to Control* Control
Control 150150
Average Flexural
Average Strength,
Flexural MCIMCI
Strength, Compared
® ®
Comparedto Control*
to Control* Control
Control
AECAEC NAEC
NAEC
AirAir
Entrained Concrete
Entrained (AEC)
Concrete (AEC) Non-Air Entrained
Non-Air Concrete
Entrained (NAEC)
Concrete (NAEC)
120120 150 MCIMCI -2006
-2006
® ®
120120 MCIMCI -2006
-2006
® ®
Percent (%)
Percent (%)
9090 AECAEC 9090 NAEC
NAEC
120120 -2006
MCIMCI
® ®
-2006 120120 MCIMCI-2006
® ®
-2006
NS AEC
NS
® AEC NSNSNAEC
® NAEC
MCI -2005
MCIMCI -2005
-2005
®
MCI -2005
®
6060 NS
® AEC
NSMCI
MCI AEC
-2006
-2006 6060 NS NS
® NAEC
NAEC
MCIMCI-2006
®
-2006
Percent (%)
®
Percent (%)
Percent (%)
Percent (%)
90 90 AEC 90 90 NAEC
NAEC
MCIAEC
MCI -2005
-2005
® ®
MCIMCI
® ®
-2005
-2005
3030 AEC
MCIAEC
-2005
MCI
® ®
-2005 3030 MCINAEC
NAEC
MCI-2005
® ®
-2005
60 60 NS AEC
NS
® AEC 60 60 NSNSNAEC
® NAEC
MCIMCI ®
-2000
-2000 MCIMCI -2000
-2000
®
2:24
8:24
0 0
C 3 days
30 30 3 days 7 days
7 days
Time elapsed
2828 days
days
MCI
*Control
AECAEC
-2005
MCIMCI
® ®
AECAEC
-2000
MCI
-2005
-2000
equals
® ®
100%
H
0 0
3 days
30 30 3 days 7 days
7 days
Time
Time elapsed
elapsed
2828 days
days
MCI
*Control
NAEC
NAEC
MCIMCI
NAEC
MCI
-2005
® ®
NAEC
-2005
-2000
equals-2000
100%
Time elapsed *Control equals 100% *Control equals
® ®
100%
AECAEC NAEC
NAEC
0 0 Flexural Strength, MCI Compared to Control*
Average ® 0 0
3 days
3 days 7 days
7 days 28 28
days
days Average
3 days Setting Time,
3 days 7 daysMCI vs. Control*,
7 days®
28 28
days Air Entrained Concrete
days
Non-Air Entrained Concrete (NAEC)
MCI Set Time Vs.
TimeControl (Air Entrained Concrete)
elapsed
Time elapsed
FF GG
Time elapsed
Time elapsed *Control equals
*Control 100%
equals 100% *Control equals
*Control 100%
equals 100%
150 Control 9:36 Control*
NAEC AEC
8:24
FF GG
120 Average
Average Compressive
Compressive Strength,
Strength, MCI
MCI Compared
Compared
® ® MCI
to to -2006
Control*
®
Control* Average
Average Compressive
Compressive Strength,
Strength, MCI
MCI Compared
Compared
® ®
to to MCI®-2006
Control*
Control*
NS NAEC NS AEC
AirAir Entrained
Entrained Concrete
Concrete (AEC)
(AEC) 7:12 Non-Air
Non-Air Entrained
Entrained Concrete
Concrete (NAEC)
(NAEC)
Time (hr:min)
-2006
MCI®Control MCI®-2006
Percent (%)
160160 MCI®MCI
-2005 160160 ® ® -2005
MCI ®
100100 MCI
® ®
-2006
-2006 100100
2:24 MCI
MCI -2006
-2006
30140140 NAEC ® ® 140140 AEC
8080 MCIMCI-2006
-2006NSNS 80 80 MCIMCI
®
-2006
®
NSNS
-2006
120120 MCIMCI
®
-2000
MCI -2005 1:12
120120 ® ® -2000
MCI ®
6060 -2005
® ®
NSNS 6060 MCI
MCI -2005
-2005 NSNS
Percent (%)
Percent (%)
NAEC ® ® AEC
0100100 MCIMCI-2006
-2006 100100
0:00 MCI
MCI-2006
® ®
-2006
40403 days 7 days 28 days 4040 Initial Set Final Set
80 80 MCIMCI
® ®
-2005
-2005 80 80 MCI
MCI -2005
-2005
® ®
2020 Time elapsed *Control equals
MCI 100%
MCI-2005
® ®
-2005NSNS 20 20
*Control is an average of set times from all control test samples.
600600 60 60 MCIMCI
-2005
® ®
NSNS
-2005
MCIMCI -2000
-2000
® ® 0 0
40 40 1 1 3 3 7 7 2828 6 6 1 1 40 40 1 1 3 3 7 7 2828 6 6 1 1 MCI
MCI -2000
-2000
® ®
GH
20 20 20 20
0 0 Time
Time elapsed
elapsed *Control
*Control equals
equals 100%
100% Time
Time elapsed
elapsed *Control
*Control equals
equals 100%
100%
MCIMCI-2000
® ®
-2000 0 0
1 1 3 3 7 7 28 28 6 6 1 1 1 1 3 3 7 7 28 28 6 6 1 1 MCIMCI
-2000
® ®
-2000
dayday daysdays daysdays days
daysmonths
monthsyear
year dayday daysdays days days days
daysmonths
monthsyear
year
Average Compressive Strength,
Time
Time ® MCI Compared to*Control
elapsed
elapsed
®
Control* equals
*Control 100%
equals 100% Average SettingTime elapsed
Time
Time, elapsed
MCI ®
vs. Control*, Non-Air Entrained
*Control equals
*Control Concrete
100%
equals 100%
Average Setting Time, MCI vs. Control*, Air Entrained Concrete
Non-Air Entrained Concrete (NAEC) MCI Set Time Vs. Control (Non-Air Entrained Concrete)
MCI Set Time Vs. Control (Air Entrained Concrete)
Control
1609:36 Control* 10:48 Control*
AEC NAEC
140 MCI ®
-2006 NS 9:36
8:24 MCI®-2006
120 MCI®-2006
NS AEC 8:24 NS NAEC
1007:12 MCI®-2006
Time (hr:min)
AEC NAEC
60 MCI®-2005 NS 6:00
4:48 MCI®-2005 MCI®-2005
40 NS AEC 4:48
3:36 MCI®-2005 NS NAEC
20 MCI®-2005 3:36 MCI®-2005
02:24 AEC 2:24 NAEC
1 3 7 28 6 1 MCI®-2000
1:12day days days days months year MCI®-2000 1:12 MCI®-2000
AEC NAEC
0:00
InitialTime
Set elapsed Final Set *Control equals 100% 0:00
Initial Set Final Set
*Control is an average of set times from all control test samples. *Control is an average of set times from all control test samples.
Cortec® MCI® Series Dramatically Reduces Corrosion In
Concrete Structures. MCI® Protects Your Investment!
Product Description Dosage rate Packaging Applications
Aminoalcohol Based
5 lb (2.3 kg) boxes, 50 lb (22.7 kg) and Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
MCI®-2001 Powder, fumed silica/MCI®-2000 combination. 3 lb/yd3 (1.78 kg/m3)
100 lb (45.4 kg) drums. highways, decks and lanais.
Liquid, amine carboxylate based concrete admixture. Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
MCI®-2005 1.0 pts/yd3 (0.6 1/m3) 5 gal (19 l) pails, 55 gal (208 l) drums
Can retard concrete setting time 3-4 hours at 70º F (21º C). Patented. highways, decks and lanais.
Powder, amine carboxylate based concrete admixture. 5 lb (2.3 kg) boxes, 50 lb (22.7 kg) and Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
MCI®-2006 1 lb/yd3 (0.6 kg/m3)
Can retard setting time 3-4 hours at 70º F (21º C). Patented. 100 lb (45.4 kg) drums. highways, decks and lanais.
5 lb (2.3 kg) boxes, 50 lb (22.7 kg) and Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
MCI®-2006 NS Powder, normal set version of MCI®-2006. Patented. 1 lb/yd3 (0.6 kg/m3)
100 lb (45.4 kg) drums. highways, decks and lanais.
MCI®-2006 NS powder pre-dosed into water soluble bags Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
MCI® Grenades 1 grenade/yd3 20 grenades/carton
for admixing into concrete. Patented. highways, decks and lanais.
MCI® Metric MCI®-2006 NS powder pre-dosed into water soluble bags Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
1 grenade/m3 20 grenades/carton
Grenades for admixing into concrete. Patented. highways, decks and lanais.
MCI® Mini MCI®-2006 NS powder pre-dosed into water soluble bags Reinforced concrete structures such as bridges, parking garages,
1 grenade/0.5 ft3 100 grenades/carton
Grenades for admixing into mortars. Patented. highways, decks and lanais.
Amine Carboxylate Based MCI
For use in self leveling, self compacting concrete mix designs, particu-
3.5-6.0 oz/100 lb (5-9 kg/m3) by 5 lb (2.3 kg) boxes, 50 lb (22.7 kg) and larly 'low' or 'no' slump applications. Reinforced concrete structures
MCI®-2007 P Powder, polycarboxylate based superplasticizer with MCI®.
weight of cement 100 lb (45.4 kg) drums. such as bridges, parking garages, highways, decks and lanais.
For use in self leveling, self compacting concrete mix designs, particu-
MCI®-2008 Powder, polycarboxylate based superplasticizer for self compacting, 0.4-0.6% by total weight of 5 lb (2.3 kg) boxes, 50 lb (22.7 kg) and larly 'low' or 'no' slump applications. Reinforced concrete structures
ViaCorr self leveling concrete with MCI®. concrete mix. 100 lb (45.4 kg) drums. such as bridges, parking garages, highways, decks and lanais.
For use in self leveling, self compacting concrete mix designs, particu-
Liquid, polycarboxylate based superplasticizer for self compacting, 0.4-0.6% by total weight of larly 'low' or 'no' slump applications. Reinforced concrete structures
MCI®-2008 L 5 gal (19 l) pails, 55 gal (208 l) drums
self leveling concrete with MCI®. concrete mix. such as bridges, parking garages, highways, decks and lanais.
V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n M C I ®. www.Cor tecmci.com
Total Corrosion Control
Cortec® Corporation is dedicated to controlling corrosion at ALL STAGES of a product life cycle. Cortec® has developed a diverse range of corrosion pro-
tection products including cleaners, metalworking fluids, water- and oil-based coatings and corrosion inhibitors, rust removers, paint strippers, powders,
packaging foams, paper, films and surface treatments and admixtures for concrete. Contact Cortec® for additional brochures and information.
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