COMPARISON AHC AGAINST SIMILAR MATERIALS

PROCESS	AHC	CONCRETE	CERAMICS

Formation Process	Cold	Cold	High Temperature
Setting Time	1 min.-4 hours	4-8 hours	n/a
Curing Time	24-36 hours	28-90 days	6-24 hours
High Early Strength	Excellent	Good	None
Corrosion Resistance	Excellent	Moderate	Excellent
Slurry Viscosity (Pump ability)	Low	High	n/a
Bonding or Encapsulation Tolerance of Inorganic Aggregates	Excellent	Fair-Good	Excellent
Organic Aggregates	Excellent	Fair-Good	Burn-Out
Inorganic Fibers	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Organic Fibers	Excellent	Poor-Good	Burn-Out
Aggregate Load Capacity by Vol.	85%	65-75%	85%+
Adaptability to High Speed	Excellent	Poor	Good
Temperature Stability Processing	High	Moderate	High
Matrix Thermal Conductivity	Poor	Moderate	Variable
Biodegradability: Extended Term	Nil	High	Nil
Permeability to Water	Adj. to 0	High	Variable
Permeability to Air	Adj. to 0	Low	Variable
Matrix Density (gm/cc)	2.2	2.7-3	1.7-3.1
Durability/Longevity	Excellent	Moderate	Excellent

Formation Process