Most important features
- flexible
- resistant to ageing
- non-absorbent
- easy to install
ATLAS BACKER ROD
flexible expansion joints backer
Product description
ATLAS BACKER ROD is designed for backing and sealing:
- expansion joints in ATLAS 100 and ATLAS 150 eaves systems for terraces and balconies.
- construction joints prior to application of sealing coatings – e.g. thermal insulation, windows and doors assembling, execution of expansion joints in floors and walls, etc.
Forms sufficiently strong base for the material sealing the joint, e.g. silicone.
Main properties
- Flexible – easily adjustable to the shape of the joint.
- Resistant to ageing – does not deteriorate under changeable weather conditions when closed in the expansion joint sealed with silicone or other sealant; resistant to wide range of chemicals.
- With closed-cell structure – impervious to water and water vapour.
- Reduces the amount of material needed to fill and seal the joint.
- Supports the sealants used in the expansion joint.
Main parameters
- temperature resistance -40 ° C to + 95 ° C
- work temperature -20 ° C to + 40 ° C
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