What is the difference between the performance of epoxy flooring and cured flooring

The performance of epoxy flooring and curing flooring is compared as follows.

 A. Mechanical performance comparison Overall, the mechanical performance of epoxy flooring is far inferior to concrete sealer flooring, and its wear resistance, pressure resistance, and impact resistance is poor. Encounter higher intensity operating environment, prone to peeling, scratching and other problems, and the black scratches left by forklifts are difficult to remove. The concrete sealing agent has good performance in mechanical properties, up to 7-8 Mohs hardness makes it fearless most of the impact and crushing, plant common trailer, the forklift can not leave the slightest scratch or tire marks on the curing flooring.

Second, chemical performance comparison epoxy flooring has high chemical stability, is one of the strongest barrier flooring materials, can be long-lasting isolation of water, acid, alkali, gasoline, lubricants and other substances. Concrete sealer flooring barrier ability is slightly inferior to epoxy flooring, can block most of the water, acid, alkali, oil, juice, dirt, algae and other foreign substances; among them, acidic substances need to be cleaned up in a timely manner, the long stay is easy to leave traces.

 Third, the waterproof moisture-proof and impermeability epoxy flooring thanks to its own strong barrier ability, its waterproof moisture-proof and impermeability is also quite good, is the traditional waterproof flooring materials; but after scratching, its waterproof will also correspondingly plummet. Concrete sealing agent is not strictly speaking a waterproof material, but also has a good waterproof impermeability and moisture resistance, the industry commonly used 24h penetration reduction to indicate its waterproof ability, through the relevant data we can still glimpse its good waterproof ability.

The material used in epoxy flooring is epoxy resin, a lacquer-like material, to create the flooring effect that is more oily. Concrete sealer flooring is use to floor polishing technology, to create the floor has an obvious mirror effect, giving a sense of solidity.

Fifth, safety comparison of environmental protection, concrete sealing agent is a non-toxic and harmless water-based inorganic materials, used in home decoration is no problem; epoxy resin itself is non-toxic, but its curing materials are toxic, MDA, TDI, MDI, etc. are carcinogenic substances, and will remain in the epoxy resin flooring slowly evaporate. Fire, concrete sealing agent fire rating of the highest level A1 level, fire resistance bar; the epoxy resin is not fire, in high-temperature conditions will burn. Anti-static, epoxy flooring in the subdivision of the type - anti-static epoxy resin can achieve the effect of anti-static; concrete sealing agent flooring in the case of secondary construction without the use of epoxy resin, the construction of anti-static cement mortar to achieve the effect of anti-static.

The epoxy flooring is famous for its strong barrier ability, but it also has a short life span because of its poor permeability and the rising water vapor underground can easily lead to hollow drums and rupture of the epoxy flooring. Generally speaking, the service life of epoxy flooring is 2-3 years, poor quality may be shortened to 1-2 years, the depreciation cost is higher. The service life of concrete sealing agent flooring is up to 20-30 years, this is still a conservative value, in the case of proper maintenance, its service life can even be semi-permanent level, and the building body with the cycle.