Silicones, Sealants & Adhesives
a.b.e.® Construction Chemicals‘ range of applied sealants is based on modified bitumens, tars, acrylics, silicones, modified epoxies, polysulphides and polyurethanes, with a.b.e.® currently the leading distributor of PVC, rubber and hydrophilic waterstops.
Examples of typical applications are sealing of joints in road surfaces, runways and airport hangars, sealing of construction joints in walls and floors in commercial and industrial buildings.
In addition products are used for houses, water reservoirs and sewage processing structures, sealing around general household sanitary ware and certain automotive applications.
An overview of which products are suitable for specific applications
Low Movement Expansion & Contraction Joints
| Chemical plants and high trafficked joints | Chemical resistant , damp substrate bonding | Polyurethane/Epoxy/Tar | flexothane CTW |
| Chemical plants, factory & warehouse floors | Fuel, chemical & abrasion resistant | Polyurethane/Epoxy | flexothane EPU |
High Temperature Resistant
| Silicone sealant/gasketing compound | From -60°C to + 250°C constant and +300°C intermittent | Silicone rubber | abe® gasket red |
Fire Resistant
| Fire rated inumescent acrylic sealant | One part acrylic with a fire rating of up to 2 hours | Acrylic | DOWSIL® firestop 400 |
| Neutral curing fire rated silicone sealant | One part silicone rubber with up to a 4 hour fire rating | Silicone | DOWSIL® firestop 700 |
Adhesives
| General filling of cavaties, cracks and holes | Epanding polyurethane foam for filling of voids | Polyurethane | abe® pu filler foam |
| Slot sealing compound in roads, runways, hardstands, aprons & car parks | Cold applied, pourable, self-levelling & fast setting | Epoxy Tar | epidermix 316 |
| Joining metal or cementitious water main pipe sections | Epoxy adhesive/grout and patching compound | Epoxy | epidermix 338 |
| Structural adhesive for most building materials | Structural dry to dry epoxy adhesive | Polyurethane Modified Epoxy | epidermix 350 |
| Adhesive, filler and grouting medium | General purpose adhesive for most materials | Epoxy | epidermix 372 |
| Fixing 22mm woodblock flooring | Economical solvent free woodblock adhesive | Bitumen | grip-a-bloc |
| Wet and dry bonding and sealing | Bonds and seals most materials | Scypolymer | theWORKS |
Manhole Sealants & Butyls
| Manhole and concrete butt joint sealing | Cold applied pre-formed pressure sensitive sealant | Bitumen | abe® bitumen manhole sealer |
| Manhole and low movement vertical and inclined joints | Cold applied jointing compound | Modified bitumen | abe® bitu.®joint putty |
| Sealing of concrete butt joints in precast elements | Cold applied solvent free pre-formed butyl sealant | Butyl rubber | abe® butyl joint sealer |
General Sealing
| Gap filling, paintable sealant | Fast cure, flexible, paintable | Acrylic | abe® acrylic |
| abe® PAINTERS acrylic | |||
| abe® paintersmate | |||
| Non-porous, non-cementitious materials | High strength, 100% silicone, MAF 25% | Acetoxy | DOWSILTM 781 |
| Porous and non-porous surfaces | Weatherseals, non corrosive, low odour | Neutral Cure | DOWSILTM 799 |
| Weatherseals, expansion and perimeter joints | DOWSILTM 813C |
Structural Glazing
| Structural bonding of glass and metal | One component, high tensile strength, single part | Neutral Cure | DOWSIL® 895 |
| Structural bonding of glass and metal | Two component, pump applied | DOWSIL® 993 |
Insulated Glazing
| Insulated glazing for commercial & residential | Extreme temperature applications, single part | Neutral Cure | DOWSIL® 3540 |
| Insulated glazing sealant for structural glazing | Low water absorption, secondary seal for IG units | DOWSIL® 3362 |
High Movement Construction & Expansion Joints
| Concrete contraction and expansion joints | Seals irregular surfaces, fuel resistant, UV stable | Silicone | DOWSIL® 888 |
| Concrete & Asphalt construction & expansion joints | Seals irregular surfaces, fuel resistant, self levelling | DOWSIL® 890 SL | |
| Concrete & Steel bridge expansion joints | Seals irregular surfaces, self levelling, rapid cure | DOWSIL® 902 RCS |
Medium Movement Expansion & Contraction Joints
| Civil engineering structures, reservoirs & floors | Chemical, biological resistance & potable water | Polysulphide | dura.®kol G HM |
| High rise structures, floor & general building joints | Water and certain chemical resistance | dura.®kol G LM | |
| Floors, canals and horizontal joints | Pourable, self levelling joint sealant | dura.®kol P LM | |
| Concrete, brickwork, steel, aluminium & ceramic tiles | Elastomeric, low modulus, moisture curing | Polyurethane | flexothane 1 |
| Concrete, brickwork, steel, aluminium & ceramic tiles | Elastic, low modulus, gun grade moisture curing | flexothane 27 | |
| Civil engineering structures, reservoirs & floors | Raw water, sewage & reticulation works | flexothane G | |
| Civil engineering structures, reservoirs & floors | Raw water, sewage works, bacteria resistance | flexothane P | |
| Pavements, garage forecourts, fuel depots | Flexible, self levelling, fuel & chemical resistance | Polyurethane/Tar | flexothane HS |
Auxiliaries
| For forming expansion joints or as backing material for joints | Suitable for water retaining structures (dura.®sheet 100) | Polyurethane | dura.®cord & dura.®sheet 40/100 | ||||
