Superblock is a building material that combines lightweight with high strength and provides a number of advantages over alternative building materials through superior properties such as thermal insulation, acoustic dampening and fire resistance. Superblock is manufactured from cement, lime and sand which are all acquired from the local market, and are mixed with water to form a slurry,then Aluminum powder is added, which is the only raw material imported The aluminum powder reacts with lime to form millions of tiny hydrogen bubbles which expand the mixture and then diffuse from the material to be replaced by air. This process forms the micro - cellular structure, which gives the material its lightweight and excellent insulation.
To form individual blocks, prior to complete setting, the large moulds of Superblock are cut to form blocks using a precision mechanized steel wire culling system. Once cut, the Superblock is cured in high pressure steam autoclaves bringing them to full concrete strength in 12 hours. Besides being extremely lightweight and economical in working conditions, it has a high strength to weight ratio, dimensional accuracy, easily worked, rapid construction, thermal insulation, sound insulation, low density, low shrinkage, environment friendly and excellent fire resistant - qualities, no other walling material can match.
The main ingredients of Superblock are sand, lime and cement - which constitute 99% of the volume. The balance of 1% is aluminum paste which gives the product its lightweight character. Three forth volume of Superblock constitutes of air.
Superblock, with its unmatchable qualities like faster, better, more cost efficient and the most important "no come back job", stands out to be a perfect replacement for the normally used red clay brick for construction. Use of Superblock actively reduces cost of construction by minimizing utilization of labor, construction material and total construction time. In all, it reduces the total overhead cost for all the concerned parties: the Developers, Engineers, Contractors and the work load of labors.
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