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SikaCeram®-217

HIGH PERFORMANCE, POLYMER CONTAINING, WATER RESISTANT                                                      CEMENTITIOUS TILE ADHESIVE

SikaCeram®-217 is a high performance, one-pack, polymer containing, water resistant, premixed adhesive. Consisting of high resistance cements, selected silicon / quartz mineral charges and specific additives, used as tile adhesive for permanent fixing of ceramic tiles.
Suitable for use in hot and tropical climatic conditions.

  • Very good adhesion
  • Easy to mix and use
  • Excellent workability and thixotropic consistency
  • Water resistant
  • Extended open time
  • Single component system
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Usage

  • Suitable for bonding of high absorption ceramic tiles, erthenware, extruded and refined porcelain tiles
  • Suitable for bonding of large size tiles used in industial enviroment, wet areas, swimming pools, facades
  • Suitable for bathrooms, kitchens, balconies, terraces, etc.
  • Indoor and outdoor application over concrete, cement mortars, bricks and plaster
  • For horizontal and vertical areas
  • Suitable for moisture tolerant natural stone
  • Suitable to tile directly on various Sika waterproofing products
 

Advantages

  • Very good adhesion
  • Easy to mix and use
  • Excellent workability and thixotropic consistency
  • Water resistant
  • Extended open time
  • Single component system

Packaging

25 kg and 40 kg bag

Colour

Grey and white powder

Product Details

Sustainability / Certifications / Approvals

SUSTAINABILITY

SikaCeram®-217 is certified according "Low Emitting Materials as per Al Sa'fat - Dubai Green Building Evaluation System" by Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) certificate No. CL17020432

APPROVALS / CERTIFICATES

SikaCeram®-217 follows the requirements of EN 12004 and ISO 13007-1 for class C2 TE and complies to the requirements of ANSI 118.4 for shear strength - standard condition.
Product Information

Composition

Portland cement, selected aggregates and polymers

Shelf life

12 months minimum from date of production

Storage conditions

Store in undamaged, unopened, original sealed packaging in dry conditions at temperatures between 5 °C and 35 °C. Protect from direct sunlight, heat and moisture

Maximum grain size

0.6 mm

 
System information

System structure

In normal conditions no primer is required.
However for uncommon substrates please refer to Sika Technical Department.
Technical Information

Tensile adhesion strength

grey w/p = 0.24

white w/p = 0.25

Value Requirement EN 12004, class C2
Initial~1.3 N/mm2≥  1.0 N/mm2
After water imersion~1.1 N/mm2≥  1.0 N/mm2
After heat ageing~1.2 N/mm2≥  1.0 N/mm2
After freeze-thaw cycles~1.1 N/mm2≥  1.0 N/mm2

Application

Application Information

Slip resistance

Value

Requirements

w/p = 0.25

EN 12004, class T

≤ 0.3 mm

≤ 0.5 mm

Mixing ratio

Grey: 5.75 to 6.25 L of water per 25 kg bag

White: 6.00 to 6.50 L of water per 25 kg bag

Fresh mortar density

~1.70 kg/l (25 °C)

Layer thickness

Min. 2 mm

Max. 5 mm on vertical areas
Max. 10 mm on horizontal areas

(locally up to 12 mm thickness possible, for leveling purpose)

Ambient air temperature

+5 °C min. / +35 °C max.

Substrate temperature

+5 °C min. / +35 °C max.

Pot Life

~5 h (23 °C)

Open Time

~30 min. (23 °C)

(EN 1346)

Adjustability time

~40 min. (23 °C)

Applied product ready for use

Floor tiles can be grouted

After 24 - 36 h

Wall tiles can be grouted

After 4 - 6 h

Full traffic / use

After 14 d

After 21 d - for swimming pools
Consumption

Consumption

The consumption depends on the surface profile and roughness of the substrate and on the size of the tiles and the placing technique (simple placing "floating" or back to back “buttering-floating”).
As a guide:
For 1 mm thickness over 1 m2 area approximately 1.7 kg of material.
One 25 kg bag will cover approximately 6.1 - 9.1 m2 at 3 - 2 mm thickness.
Application steps

MIXING

Mix 25 kg bag with the necessary, above mentioned, amount of water, using an electric blender with a suitable mixing spiral at low speed, in a clean bucket, and up to obtain a smooth paste free of lumps.
Use a blender at 500 rpm maximum; do not mix at faster rate because of mechanical strength decay of the cured product.
After blending, leave the product to stand and 'mature' for 5 minutes in the mixing container and then briefly stir the mix prior to application. The obtained mix results very creamy, easily spreadable and thixotropic.

APPLICATION

SikaCeram®-217 is applied using notched trowel.
The amount of product should be enough to ensure complete wetting of the tiles’ rear. Tiling has to be carried out on fresh glue, exerting an adequate pressure to ensure contact with the adhesive, and thus the perfect bonding. In case a surface film is formed on the adhesive, it is necessary to wipe the trowel on the adhesive layer previously applied. Avoid wetting with water the adhesive already applied, it damages the adhesive.

CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT

Clean all tools and application equipment with water immediately after use. Hardened / cured material can only be mechanically removed.

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