As the name of the cement denotes, hydro means water and phobic means against. Hydrophobic cement is obtained by grinding portland cement clinker with a film-forming substance such as oleic acid in order to reduce the rate of deterioration when the cement is ...
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Air-Entrained Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Advantages
Air-entrained portland cement is a special cement which has air bubbles introduced in the cement or concrete that provides the space for expansion of minute droplets of waters in the concrete due to freezing and thawing and protects from cracks ...
White Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses
White cement is same as that of grey Portland cement but the only differ is in the colour and fineness. This colour of this cement is determined by its raw materials and the process of manufacture. In this article we ...
High Alumina Cement – Manufacture, Characteristics and Uses
High Alumina Cement is manufactured by grinding the clinkers of alumina and calcareous material such as lime by fusing or sintering process. This cement is also known as calcium aluminum cement. In this article we discuss about the history, composition, ...
Blast Furnace Slag Cement – Manufacture, Properties and Uses.
Blast furnace slag cement is the mixture of ordinary Portland cement and fine granulated blast furnace slag obtained as a by product in the manufacture of steel with percent under 70% to that of cement. Ground granulated blast furnace slag ...
Sulphate Resistant Cement – Composition, Properties, Uses and Advantages.
Sulphate Resisting Cement is a type of Portland Cement in which the amount of tricalcium aluminate (C3A) is restricted to lower than 5% and (2C 3A +C4AF) lower than 25%, which reduces the formation of sulphate salts. The reduction of sulphate ...
Low Heat Cement- Composition, Properties, Uses and Advantages
Low heat cement is a special tailored cement which generates low heat of hydration during setting. It is manufactured by modifying the chemical composition of normal Portland cement. In this article we discuss about the composition, properties, characteristics, uses and advantages ...
Quick Setting Cement- Phenomenon and Uses.
It is one of the type of cements where the initially set in 5 mins and final set is achieved in 30 mins, which is used in the special conditions of construction like in running water. In this article we ...