Currently, Wuhan Jinxiu Flooring is utilizing a new type of fly ash as an ingredient in the construction of certain new self-leveling mortar flooring projects. This self-leveling mortar flooring is one of the most commonly used types in Wuhan's flooring market. The material can be flexibly applied according to design specifications, resulting in cost-effective flooring surfaces. Since its introduction by Jinxiu Flooring, it has gained increasing recognition from customers.

The new self-leveling mortar floor paint, as the name suggests, must be self-leveling in its application method. However, due to its similarities with epoxy mortar floors, when installing this type of mortar, it is essential that the materials possess superior fluidity and retention of flow. Simply using a self-leveling plasticizer is not sufficient to achieve this performance!

During the installation of self-leveling mortar flooring at Wuhan Jinxiu Flooring, the newly used flooring material is a man-made volcanic ash material—fly ash. This fly ash is composed of crystalline minerals and glassy bodies, formed through wind selection or grinding. Not only is it highly active, but also, due to its particle shape effect, it can reduce water demand. Therefore, fly ash serves as a water-reducing and fluidity-improving agent in mortar/concrete. Additionally, the fly ash contains a large number of glass microspheres, which aid in the fluidity of self-leveling mortar. The particle effect of fly ash also has water-reducing properties and assists in thickening agents within the self-leveling mortar system, keeping heavier filler particles suspended and enabling rapid expulsion of air bubbles within the slurry. Thus, fly ash is beneficial for enhancing the operational performance of self-leveling materials.

Self-leveling mortar floors are typically fast-drying and early-strength systems. In these systems, the cementitious materials must quickly exert their hydration early-strength effect, while the pozzolanic action of fly ash takes longer to manifest. Moreover, self-leveling floors are usually cured dry, which is not conducive to the chemical action of fly ash. Fly ash contributes little to the final strength value of self-leveling mortar floors. The benefits of using fly ash include saving a significant amount of cement and fine aggregates when added to concrete; and enhancing the decorative properties of the self-leveling mortar floor surface.