DowFlake Xtra Calcium Chloride Flakes

DowFlake Xtra is clearly superior

The advantages of calcium chloride flakes for snow and ice removal are that they provide a large flat surface area and stay put when applied. The flat profile allows them to sit on surfaces that are slopped or exposed to wind that would typically have “roll-off” when using a pellet style deicer.  They also easily pass through ice melt spreaders and equipment freely providing an even and consistent coverage when applied.

Calcium chloride flakes, like DowFlake^tm Xtra, are highly effective at cold temperatures down to -25F.

DowFlake^tm Xtra when used as part of a “HotMix”, provides additional performance benefits when mixed it with rock salt and or sand.  When mixed with rock salt it performs faster and at lower temperatures.  Using Calcium Chloride flake in a dry mix can reduce salt use by as much as 60% when blended in a 1:4 ratio with rock salt.

Additionally adding DowFlake^tm Xtra to sand helps keep it free flowing in cold temperatures and provides a spike in temperature improving the performance of the sand.

DowFlake Xtra Calcium Chloride Flake is a fast, effective ice-melt material:

• DowFlake^tm Xtra contains 83-87% calcium chloride, so you can melt ice and snow faster and across a wider temperature range.

“Xtra” Concentration for “Xtra” Ice-Melting Speed

At 20’F (-7’C) melt more ice and snow in 20 minutes with DowFlake^tm Xtra melts approximately:

• 35% more ice than rock salt
• 130% more ice than urea
• 400% more ice than potassium chloride

“Xtra” ice-melting power means:

• 10% more calcium chloride than other conventional 77% flake products
• Concentrated formula so less is required per application
• Melts ice faster in wider temperature ranges
• Works in a variety of settings from road ways to pedestrian entry ways

“HotMix”, use DowFlake^tm Xtra for additional performance benefits, mix it with rock salt and or sand:

• Makes rock salt work faster and at lower temperatures
• Helps keep sand free flowing in cold temperatures
• Reduce salt use by as much as 60% when blended 1:4 with rock salt

Ice Melter Ingredients

While most ice melters are composed of one or more, or a blend, of active ingredients, there are performance differences among the following:

• Calcium Chloride (Cacl2)
• Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
• Potassium Chloride (KCl)
• Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2)
• Urea

DowFlake^tm Xtra contains 83-87% pure calcium chloride, so it is the main ingredient.

Melting Power – More Performance for Less

High performance is scientifically engineered into every DowFlake^tm Xtra flake by way of it’s:

• Ability to attract moisture from its surroundings
• Heat-generating reaction (please request free sample for demonstration)
• Flat shape

Each of these characteristics makes DowFlake^tm Xtra flakes perform better.

Moisture – Melting accelerated by faster brine creation

• An ice melter’s speed depends on how easily it dissolves to form a brine solution upon contact with snow or ice
• Brine lowers the freezing point of water and melts now and ice on contact
• DowFlake^tmXtra attracts moisture from its surroundings

Advantage: DowFlake^tm Xtra creates brine faster, giving its melting action a head start

Heat – Better performance across a wider range of temperatures

• When DowFlake^tm Xtra is working, the reaction that creates brine also generates heat, making the pellets exothermic and more effective at colder temperatures than other products
• Other products are endothermic and only draw heat from the outside

Advantage: DowFlake^tm Xtra works even when the temperature plummets to -25’F

Shape – Flat provides excellent adhesion on windy or sloped environments

• The flat shape of DowFlake^tm flake enables them to sit and adhere to surfaces under extreme conditions

Advantage: DowFlake^tm breaks the bond with the ground surface more quickly allowing for improved ice and snow removal