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GEM Ground Enhancement Material

Ground Enhancement Material (GEM) is a superior conductive material that solves your toughest grounding problems. It is the ideal material to use in areas of poor conductivity, such as rocky ground, mountain tops and sandy soil. GEM dramatically reduces earth resistance and impedance measurements. Furthermore, GEM may reduce the size of the grounding system where conventional methods are unsatisfactory. Once installed, GEM is maintenance-free, not requiring periodic charging or the presence of water to maintain its conductivity.

Third-party testing has been completed to verify that GEM conforms to IEC® 62561-7. This standard introduces a benchmark for electrical performance and corrosion of earth enhancement materials that has been absent from the industry to date.

nVent ERICO offers GEM Calculator software that provides resistivity values for common GEM applications and can help estimate the amount of GEM required for an installation. It operates in four languages - English, Spanish, French and German - and performs calculations in Imperial or Metric units. The GEM Calculator is available for download on our website at erico.com.

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Features

Maintains constant resistance for the life of the system once in its set form
Performs in all soil conditions even during dry spells
Does not require periodic charging treatments or placement
Does not require the continuous presence of water to maintain its conductivity
Fully sets within 3 days, fully cures within 28 days
Does not dissolve, decompose, or leach out with time
Non-corrosive
Reduces vandalism and theft since conductors are hard to remove from concrete
Easy-to-handle 25 lb (11.3kg) bags or buckets
Requires only one person to install
Exceeds IEC® 62561-7 which sets the benchmark for corrosion, leaching, sulfur content, and other environmental regulations
Complies to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), EPA test method 1311
Can be installed using trench or ground rod backfill methods

Specifications

Unit Weight	11.36 kg
Unit Weight	25 lb

Data Copied

Geschatte lengte (in voet) afdekking aardinggeleider met elke zak GEM
Sleufbreedte	Totale dikte GEM
Sleufbreedte	10.2 cm	12.7 cm	15.2 cm
10 cm	1.0 m	0.8 m	0.7 m
15.2 cm	0.7 m	0.5 m	0.4 m
20.3 cm	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.3 m
25.4 cm	0.4 m'	0.3 m	0.3 m
30.5 cm	0.3 m	0.3 m	0.2 m

Aanbevolen specificaties
Parameter	Aanbevolen waarden	Testmethode
Voldoen aan normen		Volledig conform IEC 62561-7 EPA Toxiciteit Karakteristieke uitloging Procedure (TCLP), testmethode 1311
Uitloging	Arsenicum < 1.5 mg/L, Barium < 60 mg/L, Cadmium < 0.15 mg/L, Chroom < 3.0 mg/L, Lood < 1.5 mg/L, Kwik < 0.06 mg/L, Elenium < 1.0 mg/L	EC 62561-7 EN 12457-2
Zwavelgehalte	< 2%	ISO 14869-1
Soortelijke weerstand	<2 Ω-cm voor poeder <20 Ω-cm voor gemengd en uitgehard materiaal	Gecomprimeerd poeder conform ASTM G187-12 Gemengd en uitgehard conform ASTM D991-89
Prestaties op corrosiegebied	Voor verkoperde aardingselektrodes, moet de polarisatieweerstand > 8 Ω x m2 bedragen voor agressieve omgevingen Voor gegalvaniseerde aardingselektrodes, moet de polarisatieweerstand > 7.6Ω x m2 voor agressieve omgevingen	IEC 62561-7, sectie 5.5, agressieve omgeving
Buigsterkte	300-450 psi [2070-3100 kPa]	ASTM C293
Druksterkte	100-200 psi [690-1390 kPa] na 672 uur uitharden	ASTM C109

Geschat aantal zakken GEM voor opvullen rondom aardingspennen tot een dichtheid van 63,5 lb/voet ³ (1,017 kg/m³)
Gatdiameter		voet	m	voet	m	voet	m	voet	m	voet	m	voet	m
Inches	Centimeters	5	1.5	6	1.8	8	2.4	10	3	15	4.6	20	6.1
4	10.2	2		2		2		3		4		5
6	15.2	3		3		4		5		8		10
8	20.3	5		6		8		9		14		18
10	25.4	7		9		12		14		21		28
12	30.5	10		12		16		20		30		40