SikaSwell® P Profiles
Sealing profiles which swell in contact with water to seal all types of joints and penetrations in concrete.
- Easy to apply
- Can be applied on different substrates
- Coated with protective layer to avoid premature swelling
- Highly economical
- Swells in contact with water
- Water resistant
- No hardening time required
- No welding required
- Adaptable to fit many different detailing tasks
- Different types and dimensions available
Usage
To seal:- Construction joints
- Pipe and steel work penetrations through walls and floor slabs
- Construction joints in precast concrete
- Construction joints in tunnel segments
- Construction joints in cable ducts, etc.
- Around all types of penetrations through concrete
Advantages
- Easy to apply
- Can be applied on different substrates
- Coated with protective layer to avoid premature swelling
- Highly economical
- Swells in contact with water
- Water resistant
- No hardening time required
- No welding required
- Adaptable to fit many different detailing tasks
- Different types and dimensions available
Packaging
Rolls packed in cardboard boxes, quantity depending on type of profile, consult the dimensions table.
Colour
| Mono Types | |
| Plain section swelling profiles | |
| Highly swellable red profiles | |
| Hybrid Types | |
| Plain-section or hollow-core hybrid swelling profiles | |
| Dual swellable profiles | |
| Red outer covering: Highly swellable red part | |
| Black inner core: Swellable part |
Product Details
APPROVALS / CERTIFICATES
- Water Permeability DIN 1048, SikaSwell® P-2507 H, PSB Corporation, Test report No. 54S022997/ST/ED
- Water Tightness SikaSwell® P-2003, STUVA, Test report No. FSO-KE46
- Water Tightness SikaSwell® P-2010 H, STUVA, Test report No. FSO-KE44
Composition
Red outer: Combination of hydrophilic swelling resins and rubber
Black inner core: EPDM
Shelf life
48 months from date of production
Storage conditions
The product must be stored in original, unopened and undamaged sealed packaging in dry conditions at temperatures between +5 °C and +35 °C. Always refer to packaging.
Dimensions
Highly swellable profiles:
| Type | Width mm | Thickness mm | Metres/Box |
| 2003 | 20 | 3 | 1 × 10 = 10 7 × 20 = 140 |
| 2005 | 20 | 5 | 1 × 10 = 10 7 × 20 = 140 |
| 2010 | 20 | 10 | 1 × 10 = 10 5 × 10 = 50 |
Dual swellable with stabilizing inner core:
| Type | Width mm | Thickness mm | Metres/Box |
| 2010 H | 20 | 10 | 1 × 10 = 10 5 × 10 = 50 |
Dual swellable profile with pressure relief chambers:
| Type | Width mm | Thickness mm | Metres/Box |
| 2507 H | 25 | 7 | 1 × 10 = 10 5 × 10 = 50 |
Other profiles available on request.
System structure
The following system products must be used:
- SikaSwell® P Profiles
- SikaSwell® S-2 Sealant
Shore A hardness
| Hydrophilic swelling red part | 75 ± 5 |
| EPDM black part | 80 ± 5 |
Tensile strength
| Hydrophilic swelling red part | ≥ 2,5 N/mm2 |
| EPDM black part: | ≥ 7,0 N/mm2 |
Elongation
| Hydrophilic swelling red part | ≥ 250 % |
| EPDM black part | ≥ 100 % |
Change of volume
Hydrophilic swelling red part
| 7 days in tap water | ≥ 100 % |
| 14 days in tap water | ≥ 150 % |
| 10 dry-wet cycles in tap water | ≥ 100 % |
1 cycle = 7 days dry and 7 days in tap water
Swelling pressure
≤ 15 bar after 7 days stored in tap water
Application
Substrate moisture content
Dry or matt damp. Do not apply in construction joints when standing water is existing.
Ambient air temperature
+5 °C min. For installation below +5 °C ambient temperature, special measures are required in accordance with relevant national regulations and Sika guidelines
Substrate temperature
+5 °C min. For installation below +5 °C substrate temperature, special measures are required in accordance with relevant national regulations and Sika guidelines
SUBSTRATE QUALITY
The substrate must be sound, clean, dry, ‘matt damp’, free from all surface contaminants
SUBSTRATE PREPARATION
Existing concrete
All loose particles, release agents, laitance, paint, rust and other poorly adhering materials must be removed by suitable hand or mechanical preparation.
Freshly cast concrete
During concreting, compact well around SikaSwell® P Profiles profiles to provide a dense concrete without any honeycombing or voids.
Surfaces which are excessively rough can be susceptible to leaking. It is recommend to smoothen the freshly cast concrete with a batten where the sealing profile is to be placed.
CLEANING OF EQUIPMENT
Clean all tools and application equipment with Sika® Colma-Cleaner immediately after use. Hardened material (adhesive) can only be mechanically removed.