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Types of Portland Cement

Blast Furnace Slag Cement
Blast Furnace Slag Cement

Portland Blast-furnace Slag Cement A Portland cement mixed with a designated amount of ground granulated blast-furnace slag. The latent hydraulic property of the blast-furnace slag gives excellent long-term strength.

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Low Heat Cement
Low Heat Cement

For low heat cement, the rate of heat evolution is slow initially, so both setting and hardening rates are slow initially. But in the later stage, both rates are faster than the Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).

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Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)

Cement can be defined as the bonding material having cohesive & adhesive properties which makes it capable to unite the different construction materials and form the compacted assembly. Ordinary/Normal Portland cement is one of the most widely used type of Portland Cement. The name Portland cement was given by Joseph Aspdin in 1824 due to its similarity in

Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)

The Portland Pozzolona Cement (PPC) produced by National Cement is a quality cement with 32.5 R Strength Class. The Portland Pozzolana Cement is a kind of Blended Cement which is produced by either intergrinding of OPC clinker along with gypsum and pozzolanic materials in certain proportions or grinding the OPC clinker, gypsum and Pozzolanic materials separately and thoroughly blending them in certain proportions.

Quick Setting Cement
Quick Setting Cement

Quikrete 10 lb. Quick-Setting Cement is a very fast setting concrete repair product. This product has the unique characteristic of being able to be sculpted and molded as it sets. The set time for this product is 10-15 minutes. Quikrete 10 lb. Quick-Setting Cement is perfect for making repairs to the edges of curbs and concrete steps.

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Rapid Hardening Cement
Rapid Hardening Cement

Rapid Hardening Portland Cement (RHPC) Rapid hardening cement is similar to Ordinary Portland cement but with higher tri-calcium silicate (C3S) content and finer grinding. It gains strength more quickly than OPC, though the final strength is only slightly higher.

Sulphates Resisting Cement
Sulphates Resisting Cement

Sulfate-resisting Portland Cement (SRPC) is a special purpose cement used where sulfates are present in concentrations that would damage concrete made using CEM I

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