IS YOUR FLY ASH WE’VE

GOT YOUR
SUPPLY LIMITED? SOLUTION!
Introducing HuberCrete® Ground Calcium Carbonate
 IMPROVES NO IMPACT ON
WORKABILITY CURING TIME
AND COLOR

CONSISTENT
MATERIAL
FROM
The Value of
ISO 9001
HuberCrete® Ground CERTIFIED
Calcium Carbonate PLANTS
in Precast Concrete VALUE

LEED
UNPARALLELED CERTIFICATION
TECHNICAL
SERVICE & CUSTOMER
SUPPORT ECONOMICAL
HuberCrete® ground calcium carbonate from Huber Carbonates, LLC greatly
improves precast concrete products through mix workability, consistent
white color and cost without impacting fresh or hardened properties.

HuberCrete is manufactured at ISO 9001 certified plants in three U.S.

locations from single ore sources. Customers can feel confident the
HuberCrete product they choose to incorporate in their mix design will
have the same chemical and physical properties from load to load.
We guarantee it!

QUINCY, IL

MARBLE HILL, GA

MARBLE FALLS, TX

HuberCrete® Ground Calcium Carbonate Products

All HuberCrete products meet the requirements of ASTM C1797 - "Specification for Ground Calcium
Carbonate and Aggregated Mineral Fillers for use in Hydraulic Cement Concrete."

CALCIUM CARBONATE MEDIAN PARTICLE SIZE, µm BLAINE FINENESS, m2/kg

HuberCrete® Extra Fine 3-5 700 - 1000

HuberCrete® Preferred 8 - 13 500 - 700

HuberCrete® Prime 15 - 24 300 - 500

Extensive Testing Proves HuberCrete® Calcium Carbonate
Performance and Strength
Extensive testing shows a replacement of either Type I or Type III cements with a HuberCrete®
product has little to no affect on the fresh or hardened properties of precast concrete products.
Huber’s testing at ambient and elevated temperature curing profiles used in precast, performed
equally as the mix design without HuberCrete ground calcium carbonate.

Self-Consolidating Concrete Compressive Strength • 650# Cement • 24” Slump

20% HUBERCRETE® EXTRA FINE 20% HUBERCRETE® PRIME #1 20% HUBERCRETE® PRIME #2

105
PERCENT OF CONTROL

100
95
90
85
80
18 HOURS SEVEN DAYS 28 DAYS

HuberCrete offers improved workability in all types of concrete mixtures, from zero slump to
high spread self-consolidating designs.

While HuberCrete is not pozzolanic, which describes a material that adds strength at a later
curing time, it does offer an advantage for precast products by promoting the cement hydration
reaction at a sub-micron level. The presence of the ground calcium carbonate particles provide
a surface area of calcium that aids in the formation of the cement compounds as the cement
reacts with water. This results in no impact on setting times and better green strength.

Set Time, Minutes

20% HUBERCRETE® PREFERRED CEMENT CONTROL
300
250
200
MINUTES

150
100
50
0
INITIAL SET TIME FINAL SET TIME
 Guidance for using ground calcium carbonate can be found in the ACI 211.7R Guide for ‘Propor-
tioning Concrete Mixtures using Ground Limestone and Other Mineral Fillers.’ HuberCrete offers
particle sizes that allow the mix designer to take full advantage of the particle packing effect of
the other materials in the concrete mix.

NANO-ENGINEERED CONCRETE
HIGH STRENGTH / HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE
CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE
1,000,000

B
SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA, m2/kg

10,000 C
D
A NANOSILICA
NANOSILIC
F
B PRECIPITATED SILICA
E
100 C SILICA FUME
G H
D METAKAOLIN
E FINELY GROUND MINERAL ADDITIVES I
F PORTLAND CEMENT HUBERCRETE®R EXTRA FINE
1 G FLY ASH
H AGGREGATE FINES HUBERCRETE®R PREFERRED
I NATURAL SAND J
J COARSE AGGREGATES HUBERCRETE®R PRIME
0.01
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000

PARTICLE SIZE, MICROMETERS

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Precast products needing minimal bug holes should try HuberCrete® Extra Fine ground calcium
carbonate. The particle size offers improved surface finish by contributing a particle smaller than
the typical cement or fly ash particle in the particle packing matrix of the cementitious mixture.

100
90
HuberCrete®
CUMULATIVE FINER MASS, %

80
70 Particle Size
60 Distribution
50 HUBERCRETE® EXTRA FINE
40 HUBERCRETE® PREFERRED
HUBERCRETE® PRIME
30 TYPE 1 CEMENT
20
10
0
0.01 1 10 100

PARTICLE SIZE, µm
Additional $$$$ Savings!

From an economical standpoint, HuberCrete® ground calcium carbonate is a potential cost

saver for you. We invite you to go online to www.hubermaterials.com/costsavings to
input your specific materials cost and calculate the savings you will see when you
use HuberCrete in your next formulation.

HuberCrete® Supports LEED® Certification

In addition to the aesthetic benefits and powerful performance of using HuberCrete
ground calcium carbonate in your precast concrete building products, you also get
the environmental-related benefit of the product supporting LEED® certification.
With the three convenient U.S. locations to supply HuberCrete for your project,
LEED points can be earned through locally sourced material, reduced CO2
emissions by reducing cement usage and improved solar reflectance.
Contact us to discuss how we can assist you in LEED certification.

For more information about HuberCrete® ground calcium carbonate or to order product samples:

HUBERMATERIALS.COM/CONCRETE
HUBERMATERIALS@HUBER.COM
866-JMHUBER (866-564-8237)

THERE ARE NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Refer to Huber's Standard Conditions of Sale for the only express
warranties applicable to the Huber products. Products incorporating Huber products
are not warranted by Huber. In no event is Huber liable for consequential damages.
HuberCrete® is licensed to Huber Carbonates, LLC and is used, applied for, or registered
as a trademark of J.M. Huber Corporation for calcium carbonate in various countries
around the world. LEED® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council.

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