DARASET®

A Non-Chloride, Accelerating Admixture

DARASET® Cement Hydration Accelerator

DARASET® is a non-corrosive, non-chloride admixture for concrete. It accelerates cement hydration resulting in shortened setting times and increased early compressive and flexural strengths, making it an ideal choice for a variety of concrete applications.

Key Benefits:

  • Non-Corrosive and Non-Chloride: Ensures safety for embedded or stressed steel, and is suitable for use on steel clad or zinc coated steel decks.
  • Accelerated Setting Times: Shortens setting times, allowing for faster project completion.
  • Increased Early Strength: Enhances early compressive and flexural strengths, providing robust and durable concrete.
  • Compliance and Versatility: Formulated to comply with ASTM C494 Type C and ACI 318 guidelines for chloride content, suitable for various dosage requirements.

DARASET® offers setting time results and early strength development similar to calcium chloride-based accelerators, but without the associated corrosive effects. This makes it a safe and effective choice for projects where corrosion must be avoided.

Accelerators

DARASET® 400

DARASET® 400 is a non-corrosive, non-chloride admixture for concrete. It accelerates cement hydration resulting in shortened setting times and increased early compressive and flexural strengths. DARASET® 400 does not contain calcium chloride and is formulated to comply with ASTM C494 Type C, and can be used at any dosage to comply with ACI 318 guidelines for chloride content of concrete. DARASET® 400 weighs approximately 11.5 lbs/gal (1.38 kg/L). DARASET® 400 set accelerator provides setting time results and early strength development similar to that provided by calcium chloride, but without the potential corrosive effects. DARASET® 400 can, therefore, at recommended dosage rates, safely be used where the potential corrosion of embedded or stressed steel must be avoided. It can also be used in concrete that is to be placed on steel clad or zinc coated steel decks where corrosion must be similarly avoided. Meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM C-494 Type C