Cement chemist notation (CCN) was developed to simplify the formulas cement chemists use on a daily basis. It is a shorthand way of writing the chemical...
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Pozzolanic activity (category Cement)
Si(OH)4, in the geochemical notation): Ca(OH)2 + H4SiO4 → CaH2SiO4·2 H2O or summarized in abbreviated cement chemist notation: CH + SH → C-S-H The pozzolanic...
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the four main mineral phases of the clinker, abbreviated in the cement chemist notation, being: C3S: alite (3CaO·SiO2); C2S: belite (2CaO·SiO2); C3A: tricalcium...
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2.9% (SO3), 1.0% ignition loss, and 1.0% free CaO (utilizing cement chemist notation). A limitation on the composition is that the (C3A) shall not exceed...
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Belite (category Cement)
Portland cement manufacture. Its main constituent is dicalcium silicate, Ca2SiO4, sometimes formulated as 2 CaO · SiO2 (C2S in cement chemist notation). The...
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Alite (category Cement)
3CaO·SiO2 (C3S in cement chemist notation), typically with 3-4% of substituent oxides. It is the major, and characteristic, phase in Portland cement. The name...
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Calcium aluminoferrite (category Cement)
commonly found in cements. In the cement industry it is termed tetra-calcium aluminoferrite or ferrite. In cement chemist notation (CCN), it is abbreviated...
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of calcium aluminate cements is the monocalcium aluminate (CaAl2O4 = CaO · Al2O3, also written as CA in the cement chemist notation). It usually contains...
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or C2ASH8 in cement chemist notation), which geologically can form as xenoliths in basalt as metamorphosed limestone. Pozzolanic cement chemistry (along...
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the cement chemist notation. C-S-H is the phase playing the role of the glue in the cement hardened paste and responsible of its cohesion. Cement also...
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Pozzolana (redirect from Alkali pozzolan cement)
underwater cement Caesarea Maritima, the Herodian port Ostia Antica, the Trajanic port Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) Cement Cement chemist notation Concrete...
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Ye'elimite (category Cement)
anhydrous mineral of the cement clinker whose idealized oxide formula 4CaO·3Al2O3·SO3 is also written C4A3S̅ in the cement chemist notation (CCN). On hydration...
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calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) commonly found in hardened cement paste. In cement chemist notation (CCN) it is noted as CaO·2SiO2·2H2O and abbreviated as...
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idealized oxide formula 2CaO·SiO2 also noted C2S in the cement chemist notation (CCN). When used in the cement industry, the mineral is usually referred to as...
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CCN may refer to: Cement chemist notation, developed to simplify the formulas used by cement chemists Cereal cyst nematode, a plant disease Corn cyst...
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(portlandite) present in the hardened cement paste to form calcium silicate hydrate (abbreviated as C-S-H in the cement chemist notation). This silicification reaction...
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Pozzolan (category Cement)
Portland cement (C-S-H) Cement chemist notation – Abbreviated notation for chemical formulas of common oxides (CCN) Energetically modified cement – Class...
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Ettringite (category Cement)
abbreviations are used to designate the different oxide phases in the cement chemist notation (CCN): AFt: abbreviation for "alumina, ferric oxide, tri-substituted"...
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Chlormayenite (category Cement)
aluminate in cement where its formula is also written as 11CaO·7 Al2O3·CaCl2, or C11A7CaCl2 in the cement chemist notation. Calcium aluminate cements Hosono...
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Calcium silicate hydrate (category Cement)
CaO · 2 SiO2 · 4 H2O + 3 Ca(OH)2 + 173.6 kJ also written in cement chemist notation, (CCN) as: 2 C 3S + 7 H → C 3S 2H 4 + 3 CH + heat or, tricalcium silicate...
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Calcium aluminates (category Cement)
lime during their hydration. Calcium aluminate cements Cement Cement chemist notation (CCN) in which the following abbreviations for calcium and aluminium...
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Calcium silicate (section As a component of cement)
oxide and silica in various ratios. Their formation is relevant to Portland cement. Calcium silicate is a byproduct of the Pidgeon process, a major route to...
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or Ca3SiO5): Ca2SiO4 + CaO → Ca3SiO5 Also abbreviated in the cement chemist notation (CCN) as: C2S + C → C3S (endothermic reaction favored by...
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Gyrolite (category Cement)
silicate mineral (basic sodium calcium silicate hydrate: N-C-S-H, in cement chemist notation) belonging to the class of phyllosilicates. Gyrolite is also often...
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(complement) C3a receptor C3A, or 3CaO·Al2O3, tricalcium aluminate in cement chemist notation, one of the 4 mineral phases of the Portland clinker This disambiguation...
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C3S may refer to: Alite, in cement chemist notation Chennai Centre for China Studies, an Indian think thank Copernicus Climate Change Service, science...
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AFm phases (category Cement)
mono, in cement chemist notation (CCN). AFm phases are important hydration products in the hydration of Portland cements and hydraulic cements. They are...
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of CO2 and calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) in cement was described in 1974 in cement chemist notation (CCN) as: C3S + 3 CO2 + H2O → CSH + 3 CaCO3 + 347...
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AFt phases (category Cement)
also abbreviated as C6AS3H32 in cement chemist notation. Ettringite is formed in the hydrated Portland cement system as a result of the reaction of...
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