Sika AnchorFix-1
Fast-curing anchoring adhesive · NZ · manufacturer-sourced
How long before Sika AnchorFix-1 can take a load?
Short answer
Bond-strength path
Hold, handle and full load come at different times
- Join the parts with the Fast-curing anchoring adhesive
- Hold or clamp for the set time
- Put load on the bond only at full strength
This product’s stated stages Quoted at 73°F
- Working time ends5 minutes
- Ready for load50 minutes
Worth noticing: Working time is only 5 minutes; the next stated stage, ready for load, is 50 minutes.
Common mistake: Releasing the clamps because the glue line feels firm, long before it can carry a load.
Bond-strength path
Assembly, handling and full load are different stages
Time bond readiness
Your countdown
Stated times
- Working time ends5 minutes
- Can take load or strain50 minutes
From Sika data sheet · checked 2026-10-25. Anything not listed isn’t stated by the manufacturer.
Manufacturer website: usa.sika.com
Conditions & fine print
- Stated conditions: 73°F (23°C)
- Open and curing times depend on the base material temperature. The anchor must not be moved or loaded while the resin hardens.
- Apply at 41°F or above
- Region NZ. Formulas can differ between countries; check your container.
- Working time ends: Open time runs from 4 minutes at +30°C to 18 minutes at +5°C.
- Can take load or strain: Curing time runs from 35 minutes at +30°C to 145 minutes at +5°C.
- Entered from the cited manufacturer documentation. Check the current label for the exact formula and region. Report outdated information
- Actual results depend on preparation, thickness, ventilation, temperature, humidity, mixing and substrate.
Confirm this is your product
Closely named formulas, colors and regional versions can use different times. Match these details to your container before starting a countdown.
- Exact listing
- Sika Sika AnchorFix-1
- Variant
- Fast-curing anchoring adhesive
- Region
- NZ
- Listed use
- anchor bolts, threaded rod, rebar
- Timed stages recorded
- tooling, load ready
- Source checked
- 2026-10-25
Documentation: Technical data sheet · Version 01.01, June 2018 (New Zealand edition)
Condition attached to the stated time: Open time runs from 4 minutes at +30°C to 18 minutes at +5°C.
About this product
A fast-curing anchoring adhesive. The data sheet's temperature table runs from +30°C (4 minutes open, 35 minutes cure) to +5°C (18 minutes open, 145 minutes). A -10°C row lists 30 minutes and 24 hours but the sheet says that use is outside the approval.
Using this specific product
Sika Sika AnchorFix-1 is listed here as the Fast-curing anchoring adhesive version for anchor bolts, threaded rod, and rebar. For bonding parts, the useful question is not simply whether the surface looks finished—it is whether the exact next-action milestone shown above has been reached.
Before you start
- Confirm the package says Fast-curing anchoring adhesive; related versions can use different timing.
- For anchor bolts, threaded rod, and rebar, pay particular attention to surface fit, cleanliness, clamping pressure and bond-line thickness.
- Open time runs from 4 minutes at +30°C to 18 minutes at +5°C. Curing time runs from 35 minutes at +30°C to 145 minutes at +5°C.
How to check readiness
Test a noncritical offcut or wait for the stated load milestone before stressing the joint. The data sheet gives an open time (gel) of 5 minutes at 20 to 25°C. The data sheet gives a curing time of 50 minutes before loading at 20 to 25°C.
Avoid this mistake
Handling strength and full load strength are different milestones.
Questions
How long before this product can take a load?
Sika states: The data sheet gives an open time (gel) of 5 minutes at 20 to 25°C. Conditions: Open time runs from 4 minutes at +30°C to 18 minutes at +5°C.. The data sheet gives a curing time of 50 minutes before loading at 20 to 25°C. Conditions: Curing time runs from 35 minutes at +30°C to 145 minutes at +5°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
Can Sika AnchorFix-1 be used at -10°C?
The data sheet lists it, at 30 minutes open time and 24 hours curing time, with a minimum cartridge temperature of +5°C. A footnote says this application is not covered by the product's approval.
How long do I have to work with this product?
Sika states: The data sheet gives an open time (gel) of 5 minutes at 20 to 25°C. Conditions: Open time runs from 4 minutes at +30°C to 18 minutes at +5°C.. These are the manufacturer’s stated times, not a guarantee.
What affects how long this product takes to dry or cure?
Open and curing times depend on the base material temperature. The anchor must not be moved or loaded while the resin hardens. Follow the product label for your conditions.