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| Pro Modified Ordering | ||||||||||||||||||
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What is it?
Paramount Ready Mix has developed a three step method for ordering your concrete to set in the desired time frame... Step 1: Choose a mix from charts below Step 2: Decide how much faster or slower you would like the mix to set Step 3: Tell the dispatch you would like Stage 1 Accelerator or delay or Stage 2 Accelerator or delay or Stage 3 Accelerator or delay It's that simple! |
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| Concrete Setting Times | ||||||||||||||||||
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The setting of concrete is a physical-chemical reaction. Generally, this chemical reaction is altered by
approximately one-third for each 10 degrees Fahrenheit change.
As an example of the relationship between temperature and setting times, concrete at 70°F will set in about 6 hours. Assuming both the concrete and the ambient temperatures are the same, here is when you can expect concrete to reach inital set at other temperatures:
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