St Astier NHL Mortars Consumption Chart
NHL products are bought by weight but mixed by volume. Their low density in comparison with other binders means that with the same weight one would produce up to three times the amount of mortar.
| Binder consumption for 1m3 of mortar: volume /weight comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Volumetric Mixes - Kg/m3 | |||
| Binder | Density (Kg/m3) | 1:2 | 1:2.5 | 1:3 |
| NHL 5 |
666 | 333 | 266 | 222 |
| NHL 3.5 | 610 | 305 | 244 | 203 |
| NHL 2 | 560 | 280 | 224 | 186 |
| Lime Putty | 1350 | 675 | 540 | 450 |
| OPC/W.Cement | 1450 | 725 | 580 | 483 |
Mortar required per 100 square metres of brickwork with 10mm joints.
Brick sizes have been taken to be 215mm x 103mm x 65mm. Mix ratio 1:2.5.
| Type of wall | Wall thickness |
No. frog m3 |
Single frog m3 |
Amount of NHLs in Kg (No frog/single frog) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL 5 | NHL 3.5 | NHL 2 | ||||
| Half brick | 103mm | 1.38 | 2.26 | 364/569 | 336/551 | 309/506 |
| Cavity | 255mm | 2.76 | 4.52 | 728/1193 | 673/1102 | 618/1013 |
| One brick solid | 215mm | 3.54 | 5.38 | 934/1399 | 863/1293 | 793/1187 |
| one & half brick solid | 328mm | 5.69 | 8.34 | 1502/2201 | 1388/2034 | 1274/1868 |
For further Guidance, contact your St Astier Distributor.
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