Definition and Classification of Cement

In this text, we will talk about the definition and classification of cement

1. Definition of Cement

It is a blinder, a substance that sets and hardness and can bind other materials together.

2. Classification of Cement

1) It is divided into 3 types according to the application:

• General Cement: Use in civil construction project. Such as Portland cement, ordinary Portland cement, portland-pozzolana cement, Portland fly-ash cement and complex Portland cement.

• Special Cement: Specialized purposed cement. Such as level G oil well cement, 425# road Portland cement

• Characteristic cement: The cement with outstand performance. Such as Rapid harding portland cement, low-heat portland blast furnance slag cement, expansion sulphate aluminium cement.

2) Cement and its hydraulicity materials

• Portland cement

• Aluminate cement

• Ryukyu and aluminate cement

• iron aluminate cement

• Fluoro aluminate cement

• Cinerite and other material