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Lightweight Fiber Reinforced Perlite Cement Plasters

Mix Design Data

The proper proportions of materials for various fiber reinforced perlite plasters are shown following table.

FIBER REINFORCED PERLITE PLASTER MIX PROPORTIONS & PROPERTIES
  Dry Density Average 28 Day Strength
      Compressive Flexural

Mix Proportions

 lb/ft3 kg/m3 lb/in2 kPa lb/in 2 kPa
94 lbs (43 kg) Portland Cement (Type I/II)
50 lbs (23 kg) Lime (Type S)
6 ft3 (0.17 m3) Perlite Plaster Aggregate
4 lbs (2 kg) Alkali Resistant Glass Fibers		 47 750 1000+ 6900+ 172 1186
94 lbs (43 kg) Portland Cement (Type I/II)
94 lbs Plastic Cement
6 ft3 (0.17 m3) Perlite Plaster Aggregate
1.4 lbs (0.6 kg) Polypropylene Fibers		 46 740 1100+ 7600+ 164 1131
**
94 lbs (43 kg) Portland Cement (Type I/II)
94 lbs Plastic Cement
3 ft3 (0.085 m3) Perlite Plaster Aggregate
1.4 lbs (0.6 kg) Polypropylene Fibers		 66 1050 1800+ 12,400+ 265 1830
94 lbs (43 kg) Portland Cement (Type I/II)
50 lbs (23 kg) Lime (Type S)
8 ft 3 (0.23 m3) Washed Plaster Sand		 120 1920 1000+ 6900+ 167 1151

** high strength, high shear base fortile or veneer

Information given herein is from sources considered reliable, but no guarantee of accuracy can be made or liability assumed.  Your supplier may be able to provide you with more precise data.  Certain compositions or processes involving perlite may be the subject of patents.
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