What percentage of AAC blocks volume is made up of air?

In this article you will see the percentage of AAC blocks made up with air and the reason for it and how much AAc blocks cost in india?

If we see the finished product of AAC , it is usually fives times more of the raw materials used for the manufacturing, which leads in producing air contents inside the product.

The Air content are normally be of 70% to 80% because of cellular structure with millions of tiny air pockets of entrapped air ,which depends on the strength and density we are required of the product,

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete is also known as autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC) because of the physical look. These cellular structure gives AAC a number of exceptional physical characteristics such as 

Advantages

1) Light weight. 

• It weights 1/5 of ordinary concrete blocks because of cellular structure with millions of tiny air pockets of entrapped air.

2) Environmentally Friendly

• Manufacturing AAC uses only natural materials andproduces

3) Breathable

• It does not promote mold growth.

4) Economic

• Curing is not required, so we can save labour cost.

5) Durable

• They have good resistance to sulphate attack. 

Prices of AAC blocks in India of 1 m3 of AAC blocks costs Rs. 3200-3500

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