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Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement
Exceptionally strong gypsum cement designed for stretch-press dies and producing cope-and-drag equipment.
Key Documents & Design Files
Overview
Overview
*High water absorption resistance.
Main Features
Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is especially suitable where high strength and resistance to water absorption are necessary. It is ideal for applications in both the tooling & prototyping and art & statuary categories.Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement — For Tooling & Prototyping
Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is ideal for stretch-press dies where extreme surface hardness is required. Offering greater expansion than Hydrocal® A-11 or B-11 gypsum cements, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement:
- Features a heavy, syrupy consistency, ideal for pouring into solid models or patterns (and making it ideal for filling multiple molds simultaneously)
- Adapts to most flexible moulding compounds, due to its high absorption resistance
- Sets in 17-20 minutes, after machine mixing
- Requires 32 parts water by weight per 100 parts plaster.
Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement — For Art & Statuary
One of the hardest and strongest Hydrocal® products, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement is used in the fabrication of high-quality art novelty and statuary castings. Offering excellent paintability, Hydro-Stone® Gypsum Cement:
- Can duplicate extremely fine details
- Works well in plaster and most flexible moulding compounds
- Is self-leveling, with low viscosity
- Provides fast set time for quick mold turns
Documents & Files
Data Sheets & Specifications
| Data/Submittal Sheet (English) |
Catalogs & Brochures
| Brochure (English) |
Installation & Technical Manuals
| Installation Guide (English) |
SDS, Certifications & Reports
| SDS (English) | |
| SDS (Spanish) | |
| Certificates (English) | PDF 150.7 KB |
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q & a
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Can I color/tint plaster casts?
Yes. For uniform coloring, colorants can be added to the mix water and should be blended thoroughly. For varied color effects, colorants can be added to the slurry.
Both mineral colorants and water dispersed colorants are compatible with our plaster products.
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