Cement Properties and Characteristics

Cement Properties and CharacteristicsOxidesSourcesSiO2 (silicon dioxide) - cap rockCaO (calcium oxide) - limestone Oxides used to calculate theoretical cementitious compounds:Al2O3 (aluminum oxide) - clay C3S, C2S, C3A and C4 AFFe2O3 (ferric oxide) CompoundsTricalcium Silicate (C3S) hardens rapidly and is largely responsible for initial set and early strength. In general, the early strength of portland Cement concrete is higher with increased percentages of Silicate (C2S) hardens slowly and contributes largely to strength increases at ages beyond 7 Aluminate (C3A) liberates a large amount of heat during the first few days of hardening and, together with C3S and C2S may somewhat increase the early strength of the hardening Cement (this effect being due to the considerable heat of hydration that this compound evolves). It does affect set Aluminoferrite (C4AF) contributes very slightly to strength gain.

False set - Is a test to determine if the cement has abnormal early stiffening. This is an optional requirement of ; ASTM-150. False set is not a problem with transit mixing, where the concrete is continuously agitated before placing or

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