Hard-Cem®

Hard-Cem®

Integral abrasion and erosion resistance that improves the durability, lifespan, and sustainability of concrete structures.

How It Works

Hard-Cem uses a unique metal-mineral microstructure that is mixed integrally into concrete, reducing project costs associated with additional floor treatments or special finishing on the construction site.

It fortifies existing cement paste in the mix to increase the concrete’s resistance to abrasive and erosive forces and eliminates the risks associated with conventional hardeners or densifiers.

Hard-Cem significantly reduces replacement and repair requirements and more than doubles the wear life, lowering the lifetime cost — and the lifetime carbon footprint — of the concrete.

Why Hard-Cem?

High Performance

Hard-Cem delivers unmatched durability, particularly abrasion and erosion resistance. It lasts decades longer than regular concrete and is highly suited to high-traffic areas, heavy loads, and industrial use cases.

Cost Effective

Unlike traditional dry shake and liquid densifiers, Hard-Cem is mixed into concrete at the batching plant, simplifying the application process, reducing costs associated with additional floor treatments or special finishing on the construction site, and eliminating the risk of delamination over time.

Low Risk

Hard-Cem’s warranty ensures concrete remains abrasion resistant for at least 20 years. It has no negative effects on concrete water demand, workability, set time, strength development or shrinkage, and doesn’t affect concrete admixtures, SCMs, or other ingredients.

Versatile

Hard-Cem is effective with cast-in-place, precast, and shotcrete in horizontal, vertical, or inclined placements.

Safe

No toxic chemicals (e.g., silica dust) are handled on the construction site, so health and safety risks are mitigated.

Sustainable

Hard-Cem enables producers to significantly lower carbon emissions by using less cement, reducing the need for carbon-intensive repairs, and postponing demolition and the associated release of carbon by decades.

Resources

Technical Resources
Specifications
Marketing Materials
Videos

Technical Data Sheets

Technical Data Sheet - Hard-Cem

Application Instructions

Application Instruction 8.11 - Hard-Cem

CSI Masterformat Specifications

Hard-Cem CSI Specifications (Section 03 30 00)

Brochures

Hard-Cem^®

Hard-Cem is an admixture for increasing the abrasion and erosion resistance of concrete.

Hard-Cem^® Shotcrete

Shotcrete can receive added abrasion and erosion resistance from Hard-Cem without any negative impact on performance.

Hard-Cem

Make Abrasion and Erosion Resistant Concrete with Hard-Cem

Use Cases

Recommended for all precast, cast-in-place, and shotcrete applications in horizontal, vertical, or inclined placements.

Distribution Centers
Third-Party Logistics Hubs
Wastewater Infrastructure
Heavy Industry & Mining
Farming
Transport Infrastructure
Ports and Piers
Hydroelectric Dams

How It Works