mineral / Cementitious / Cast Concrete
Concrete Formliner Finish, Textured/Patterned (Applied to concrete 150mm-400mm thick; pattern depth 5mm-50mm)
Textured or patterned concrete finishes created using reusable polyurethane or EPS formliners fixed to formwork.
Atlas code
MIN-CEM-CC-009
At-a-glance signals
Textured or patterned concrete finishes created using reusable polyurethane or EPS formliners fixed to formwork.
Overview
Executive summary
Concrete formliners are patterned sheets fixed to formwork to create textured or ribbed finishes on cast concrete surfaces. Formliners are commonly made from polyurethane or EPS and can be reused multiple times depending on liner type.
Best when…
- Non-combustible rating suitable for all BAL zones
- Cost-effective compared to natural stone cladding
- Durable with minimal maintenance requirements
- Wide range of patterns and textures available
- Custom patterns achievable through CNC manufacturing
- Reusable formliners for multiple castings
- No additional structural support required
- Excellent UV and weather resistance
Top advantages
- 01 Non-combustible rating suitable for all BAL zones
- 02 Cost-effective compared to natural stone cladding
- 03 Durable with minimal maintenance requirements
- 04 Wide range of patterns and textures available
- 05 Custom patterns achievable through CNC manufacturing
Top limitations
- 01 Initial formliner cost for custom patterns
- 02 Skilled installation required for pattern alignment
- 03 Limited ability to modify after casting
- 04 Potential for pattern repetition on large surfaces
- 05 Surface repairs more complex than plain concrete
Technical
Physical ·9
- Density
- 2500 kg/m3 Typical density for normal-weight concrete classes.
- Specific gravity
- 2.4
- Porosity
- 12 %
- Water absorption
- 5 %
- Hardness
- 6
- UV resistance
- Excellent // qualitative rating
- Chemical resistance
- Good // general chemical resistance
- pH tolerance
- 4-12
- Surface roughness
- 50000 µm
Mechanical ·7
- Tensile strength
- 2.2-4.1 MPa Tensile strength for normal-weight concrete classes.
- Compressive strength
- 20-50 MPa Typical compressive strength classes for structural concrete.
- Flexural strength
- 4.5 MPa
- Shear strength
- 5 MPa
- Poisson's ratio
- 0.2
- Impact resistance
- High // qualitative rating
- Creep resistance
- Moderate // long-term deformation
Sustainability & Health
Embodied carbon & energy ·7
- Embodied carbon
- 0.17
- Carbon footprint
- 410
- Embodied energy
- 1 MJ/kg
- Water footprint
- 200 L/kg
- Recycled content
- 15 %
- Renewable content
- 0 %
- Circular score
- 65
Compliance & Fire
Fire performance ·5
- Combustibility class
- Non-combustible // AS 1530.1
- Fire resistance level
- 240
- Flame spread index
- 0
- Smoke dev. index
- 0
- Heat release rate
- 0
Cost & Lifecycle
Capex & lead time ·6
- Material cost (range)
- $180-350/m² // including formliner and concrete
- Material cost (per unit)
- $250/m² // average installed cost
- Lead time
- 2-6 weeks // custom patterns longer
- Lifecycle cost
- $8/m²/year // 50-year analysis
- Annual maintenance
- $2-5/m² // cleaning and sealing
- Market availability
- Readily available // multiple suppliers
Service life & durability ·3
- Expected lifespan
- 100
- Maintenance interval
- 5
- Warranty period
- 10
Layer D
Where it's used
Architectural building facades
Precast concrete panels
Tilt-up construction walls
Infrastructure sound barriers
Retaining walls and bridge abutments
Feature walls in commercial buildings
Bushfire-resistant construction (BAL-rated zones)
Public art installations in concrete