Where to use SINTA® F Fibers
SINTA® F Fibers may be used in any application where designers, contractors or producers want decreased cracking due to plastic settlement. These microfibers help to lower permeability. In addition, SINTA® F, SINTA® M or SINTA® FDS microfibers increase concrete cohesiveness, which enables contractors to place concrete on steep inclines and in slipform without tremendous difficulty. Applications where synthetic microfibers can be used include slabs on grade, overlays, sloped walls, pools, shotcrete, stucco, tunnels, precast and prestressed products.
What are the advantages of SINTA® F Fibers?
Use of SINTA® F Fibers reinforces a fresh concrete mixture while its tensile strength is weakest by mechanically locking into the concrete matrix. Plastic shrinkage cracking and permeability are both reduced. At the same time, SINTA™ F Fibers increase impact, abrasion, shatter and fire-spalling resistance of the concrete. Taken together, these improvements produce higher-quality and higher-durability concrete over the lifetime of a structure.