Egypt
Portland Cement ASTM – C150 – TYPE 1
Origion: Egypt Packing: Small Bags: 50kg bags in Sling Bags of 1.75 tons Each sling bag contains 35 bags x 50kg Bulk Loose: Big bags of 1500kg Loading Ability: 20ft containers, each container can load 16 sling bags of 28 tons Bulk: Available without bags in bulk vessels Factory Capacity: 500,000 – 700,000 tons per month.
| Item | Unit | Spec. limit | Test Result | ASTM |
| SiO2 | % | – | 20.07 | C114 |
| Al2O3 | % | – | 5.45 | C114 |
| Fe2O3 | % | – | 3.92 | C114 |
| CaO | % | – | 63.64 | C114 |
| MgO | % | 0.6 max | 1.01 | C114 |
| SO3 | % | 3.0 max. | 2.80 | C114 |
| Cr | % | 0.1 max | 0.037 | C114 |
| Na2O | % | – | 0.31 | C114 |
| K2O | % | – | 0.24 | C114 |
| Na2o + 0.658 K2O | % | – | 0.47 | C114 |
| Loss On Ignition | % | 3.5 max. | 2.4 | C114 |
| Insoluble Residue | % | 1.5 max. | 0.45 | C114 |
| Potential components | ||||
| C3S | % | – | 55 | C150 |
| C2S | % | – | 15 | C150 |
| C3A | % | – | 8 | C150 |
| C4AF | % | – | 12 | C150 |
| Physical Test | ||||
| Item | Unit | Spec.limit | Test result | ASTM |
| Fineness, BLAINE | M2/kg | 260 Min | 358 | C204 |
| Air content mortar (volume) | % | 12 Max | 3.9 | C185 |
| Autoclave expansion | mm | 0.8 Max | 0.01 | C151 |
| Time of setting | minutes | |||
| Initial Not less than | 45 | 135 | C191 | |
| Final Not more than | 375 | 183 | C191 | |
| Compressive strength | MPa(psi) | |||
| 1 Day | —— | 20.7 (3002) | C109 | |
| 3 Days | 12.0 (1740) | 32.5 (4713) | C109 | |
| 7 Days | 19.0 (2760) | 40.6 (5889) | C109 | |
| 28 Days | —— | 55.1 (7992) | C109 |
