MATRICAST TUFFLOOR was developed more than ten years
ago for flooring applications in the aluminum industry. The product line
has been continuously expanded to incorporate all hot metal industries
including Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Foundries, Primary Metal Production
(aluminum, steel, iron, zinc, copper, ferro-alloys), Rolling Mills,
Forges, and many other hot flooring applications. TUFFLOOR’s success can
be seen at more than 500 installations worldwide.
Benefits include:
Reduced downtime when repairing floors.
Most TUFFLOOR surfaces can handle normal foot and machine traffic within
24 hours after the repair is complete.
Reduced maintenance time and expense.TUFFLOOR is much stronger, and stronger faster, than conventional
concrete. It will not spall when splashed with molten metal, slag,
dross, or when in contact with hot metal, shapes, ladles, sows, pigs,
slabs, coils, etc. TUFFLOOR is also more resistant to abrasion and
mechanical abuse than conventional concrete flooring.
Safer working surfaces. TUFFLOOR
will stay smoother
and remain level. This results in fewer tripping hazards, less rolling
equipment damage and fewer hot metal spills caused by uneven surfaces.
TUFFLOOR is designed
for zoning in areas that are high maintenance due to extreme thermal
cycling and intermittent exposure to liquid metal and slag splash. It is a
versatile product that can be installed as a complete floor, over existing
(or new) concrete, or as precast tiles.
Engineering Design for a High-Load Application
TUFFLOOR Standard Concrete Thermal
Cycling to 1400°F
TUFFLOOR
