Mounting foam Soudal: technical specifications. Foam "Soudal": reviews

Today quite often construction work is carried out using mounting foams. They became available at cost and the usual consumer. Their application can be carried out in many ways, and one cylinder has a rather impressive yield of material. However, the private consumer may face a difficult choice. Manufacturers offer for sale mounting foams for professional and household purposes.

Having familiarized yourself with the assortment of the modern construction market of mounting foams, you will be able to find the products of "Soudal". It is a material that was developed by a European manufacturer, and therefore favorably differs from analogues with improved adhesion to different kinds of surfaces. As an exception, we can distinguish:

• polyethylene;
• Teflon;
• Silicone.

If you, too, decided to purchase this composition, you should become more familiar with its technical characteristics and learn the opinions of consumers.

Technical characteristics of mounting foam "Soudal"

Foam "Soudal" is a material based on polyurethane. Hardening occurs in a humid environment. This composition has the form of a stable thixotropic foam, the cellular structure of which is characterized by the presence of 80% isolated pores. The density of the material is 25 kg / m ³ . This is true for mixtures in a solid state. After 25 minutes, the material acquires a dry to the touch structure, which is true at 20 ° C air and 65% relative humidity.

Foam "Soudal" after 8 minutes forms a surface film, which is true under the same conditions that were mentioned above. For a gap of 3 cm, the curing speed is 60 minutes. From one cylinder should come out about 70 liters, which will depend on the relative humidity and air temperature. Mounting foam "Soudal" all-season, the technical characteristics of which assume also heat resistance, can be operated at a range from -40 to +90 ° C. This is relevant for a completely solid composition.

The temperature of application is equal to the limit from +5 to +35 ° C. Specialists are also interested in the insulation factor, it is equal to 35 mW / m · K. The fire resistance corresponds to the level of B3, while the sound insulation is 58 dB. Shear strength is 17 N / cm², but compression resistance is 3 N / cm². Moisture absorption is equivalent to 1%. The bending resistance is 7 N / cm².

Main operational features

Consumers like that the foam "Soudal" described in the article is presented for sale in a wide range, you can buy material for professional and domestic purposes. Foam can be designed for operation in summer and winter, and for ease of application, you may prefer pistol or manual options.

The composition of the material contains freon, which is distinguished by its ecological compatibility and absence of shrinkage. The effect of double expansion is absent. If you can not choose between household and professional foam, you should know that the difference between these two options is only the design of the cylinder valve.

Feedback on the field of application

Foam "Soudal", according to customers, has a fairly wide scope of use. It can be used for the installation of stairs, doors and window sills. The material proved to be very good, as the buyers claim, when attaching wall panels and sealing the panel joints. You can purchase this compound for:

• Filling voids;
• Fastening of thermal insulation;
• Fixation of pipes;
• Forming a soundproof screen.

Consumers, from their words, use the composition also for gluing roofing elements.

Feedback on how to use

According to the buyers, the foam described in the article should be used according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you get acquainted with it, you can understand that the foam before the surface treatment must be kept for a certain time at room temperature. To increase the adhesion characteristics, the working surface must be further processed.

According to home craftsmen, the surface should be cleaned of dust and dirt, and then moistened with water. The protective cap must be removed before starting the manipulation, the gun connected, and then shake the container well. Foam "Soudal", reviews about which you could read above, should be put in the cylinder position upside down. From surplus material can be disposed of with acetone, a cleaner Click & Clean or a solvent. Frozen particles are removed mechanically.

Basic properties of the material

The foam described in the article has a high stability, it does not give a secondary expansion and does not settle down. Among the abilities should be distinguished by excellent occupancy. With most building surfaces, foam perfectly adheres. It can be used for delicate and special installation work. Foam "Soudal", the technical characteristics of which were presented above, is realized in cylinders according to:

• 300 ml;
• 500 ml;
• 750 mm.

The material is painted in champagne color. If storage is required, the cylinders should be placed in a cool dry place. Shelf life is 12 months. For ease of use, the cylinders are equipped with a bayonet attachment system. To fix the gun in the nest of the package, you need to press it slightly. This system simplifies the work of the masters and allows rapid replacement of the cylinder.

Reviews about the main varieties of professional mounting foils of the brand "Soudal"

Foam "Soudal", the technical characteristics of which you should be studied before buying the goods, as the buyers emphasize, is realized in several varieties. If it comes to professional options, then you should pay attention to SOUDAFOAM CLASSIC GUN WINTER. This foam is suitable for winter installation works, because it can be used, as the buyers emphasize, at an ambient temperature of -10 ° C. SOUDAFOAM MAXI ARCTIC is suitable for frosts up to -25 ° C. This product is improved, it is an innovative variant of winter frost construction.

If you need material with minimal expansion, then it's worth paying attention to SOUDAFOAM GUN LOW EXPANSION. This foam, according to the buyers, is intended for performing delicate installation works. Bayonet fastening and minimal expansion has a foam SOUDAFOAM GUN LOW EXPANSION CLICK & FIX. Consumers are advised to purchase SOUDAFOAM MAXI if you want to use a material based on polyurethane. In addition, this composition is characterized by an increased yield of the substance.