XP500 THIN VENEER ADHESION MORTAR
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MASONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA TOLD US WHAT THEY NEEDED—WE DELIVERED! Installing thin veneer masonry
units is precision work that requires an adhesive mortar with superior workability—XP500 delivers 3X more boardlife
than others! SPEC MIX® Thin Veneer Adhesion Mortar XP500 is a thin set adhesive formulated with high performance
additives that mitigate sagging, maximize jobsite productivity and yield shear bond strengths that exceed the
requirements of ANSI A118.4 and ANSI A118.15.
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ENGINEERING DATA (LABORATORY PREPARED)
PERFORMED WITH
AT 28 DAYS (ASTM C 482) 50 PSI (0.3 MPa)
ANSI A118.15
REQUIREMENTS
SPEC MIX XP500
(TYPICAL RESULTS)
PORCELAIN MOSAIC TILE SHEAR STRENGTH, PSI
AT 1 DAY 100 PSI (0.7 MPa) >200 PSI (1.3 MPa)
AT 7 DAYS 300 PSI (2.0 MPa) >600 PSI (4.1 MPa)
AT 7 DAYS DRY / 7 DAYS WATER IMMERSION 200 PSI (1.3 MPa) >300 PSI (2.0 MPa)
AT 28 DAYS 400 PSI (2.7 MPa) >700 PSI (4.8 MPa)
AT 28 DAYS WITH FREEZE-THAW CYCLING 250 PSI (1.7 MPa) >500 PSI (3.4 MPa)
AT 28 DAYS HEAT AGING 400 PSI (2.7 MPa) >800 PSI (5.5 MPa)
QUARRY TILE SHEAR STRENGTH, PSI
AT 28 DAYS 150 PSI (1.0 MPa) >300 PSI (2.0 MPa)
AT 28 DAYS WITH FREEZE-THAW CYCLING 100 PSI (0.6 MPa) >200 PSI (1.3 MPa)
ACI 530
REQUIREMENTS
AT 28 DAYS 50 PSI (0.3 MPa)
ATA ABOVE IS BASE ON LABORATORY PREPARED PRODUCT.
TMS 402/602
REQUIREMENTS
SPEC MIX XP500
(TYPICAL RESULTS)
* DUE TO THE WIDE VARIABILITY IN NATURAL STONE PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS AND STRENGTHS, TESTING IS
MANUFACTURED TILE FORMATS.
CERAMIC TILE SHEAR STRENGTH, PSI
AT 28 DAYS (ASTM C 482) 50 PSI (0.3 MPa) >400 PSI (2.7 MPa)