ASTM C150: Standard Specification for Portland Cement

1 By Authority Of THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Legally Binding Document By the Authority Vested By Part 5 of the United States Code 552(a) and Part 1 of the Code of Regulations 51 the attached document has been duly INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE and shall be considered legally binding upon all citizens and residents of the United States of America. HEED THIS NOTICE: Criminal penalties may apply for noncompliance. This Document Posted By Not Affiliated Or , Inc., a California Nonprofit Organization. e Authorized by astm . or by the United States Government Document Name: astm C150: Standard Specification for Portland Cement CFR Section(s): 30 CFR (d)(9).

2 Standards Body: American Society for Testing and Materials Official Incorporator: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER. WASHINGTON, astm Logo Removed Designation: C 150 - 07. Standard Specification for Portland Cement1. This Standard is issued under the fixed designation C 150; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A. superscript epsilon (0;;) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

3 This stantklrd has been approved for lISe by agencies of tile Department of Defelise. 1. Scope' 2. Referenced Documents This Specification covers eight types of Portland Cement , astm Standards: 2. as follows (see Note 2): C 33 Specification for Concrete Aggregates Type I-For use when the special properties specified C 51 Terminology Relating to Lime and Limestone (as used for any other type are not required. by the Industry). Type IA-Air-entraining Cement for the same uses as C lO9/C 109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Type I, where air-entrainment is desired.

4 Hydraulic Cement Mortars(Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Type II-For general use, more especially when mod- Specimens). erate sulfate resistance or moderate heat of hydration is C 114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic desired. Cement Type IIA-Air-entraining Cement for the same uses as C 115 Test Method for Fineness of Portland Cement by the Type II, where air-entrainment is desired. Turbidimeter Type III-For use when high early strength is desired. C 151 Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Hydraulic Type IILA-Air-entraining Cement for the same use as Cement Type III, where air-entrainment is desired.

5 C 183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Type lV-For use when a low heat of hydration is Hydraulic Cement desired. C 185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Type V-For use when high sulfate resistance is Mortar desired. C 186 Test Method for Heat of Hydration of Hydraulic Cement Nom l-Some cements are designated with a combined type classifi- cation. such as Type lin, indicating that the Cement meets the require- C 191 Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic ments of the indicated types and is being offered as suitable for use when Cement by Needle either type is desired.

6 C 204 Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by NOTE 2-- Cement conforming to the requirements for all types are not Air-Permeability Apparatus carried in stock in some areas. In advance of specifying the use of Cement C 219 Terminology Relating to Hydraulic Cement other than Type I, determine whether the proposed type of Cement is, or C 226 Specification for Air-Entraining Additions for Use in can be made, available. the Manufaclure of Air-Entraining Hydraulic Cement When both SI and inch-pound units are present, the SI C 266 Test Method for Time of Setting of Hydraulic- units are the Standard .

7 The inch-pound units are approxima- Cement Paste by Gillmore Needles tions listed for information only. C 451 Test Method for Early Stiffening of Hydraulic Ce- The text of this Standard references notes and footnotes ment (paste Method). which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes C 452 Test Method for Potential Expansion of Portland - (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered Cement Mortars Exposed to Sulfate as requirements of the Standard . C 465 Specification for Processing Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cements I This Specification is under the jurisdiction of astm Committee COlon Cement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee on Hydraulic :1 For referenced astm standards, visit the astm website, , or Cements for General Concrete Construction.

8 Contact astm Customer Service at For Annual Book of astm . Current edition approved May I, 2007. Published June 2007. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the Standard 's Document Summary page on approved in 1940. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as C 150 - 05. the astm website. *A Summary of Cbanges section appears at the end of this Standard . Copyrlght@ astm Intemallonal, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428'2959, United States. I. astm Logo Removed C1S0-07. C 563 Test Method for Approximation of Optimum SO, in NOTE 3-The Standard permits up to 5 % by mass of the final Cement Hydraulic Cement Using Compressive Strength product to be naturally occurring, finely ground limestone, but does not C 1038 Test Method for Expansion of Hydraulic Cement require that limestone be added to the Cement .

9 Cement without ground limestone can be specified in the contract or order. Mortar Bars Stored in Water E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Processing additions. They shall have been shown to Determine Conformance with Specifications meet the requirements of Specification C 465 in the amounts used or greater. 3. Terminology Air-entraining addition (for air-entraining Portland Definitions-See Terminology C 219. Cement only). The interground addition shall conform to the requirements of Specification C 226. 4. Ordering Infonnation Orders for material under this Specification shall include 6.

10 Chemical Composition the following: This Specification number and date, Portland Cement of each of the eight types shown in Type or types allowable. If no type is specified, Type Section 1 shall conform to the respective Standard chemical I shall be supplied, requirements prescribed in Table 1. In addition, optional Any optional chemical requirements from Table 2, if chemical requirements are shown in Table 2. desired, and NOTE 4--The limit on the sum, ~s + )A, in Table I provides Any optional physical requirements from Table 4, if control on the heat of hydration of the Cement and is consistent with a Test desired.