How many types of cement available in Malaysia?
June 8, 2015@2:00 pm
MS EN197
Cement not only one type, Portland Cement.
In the past, we called Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC).
There are total 5 types of cement complying
MALAYSIAN STANDARD MS EN 197-1:2007
- CEM I
- CEM II
- CEM III
- CEM IV
- CEM V
From these 5 main types, there are total 27 types of cement in the list (attached).
MS522, MS1388, MS1389 & MS1227 were obsoleted and replaced by MS EN 197.
However, below are the cement type available in Malaysia
- Portland Cement
- Portland Slag Cement
- Blastfurnace Cement
- Portland Fly Ash Cement
- Portland Composite Cement
- Masonry Cement
Either Ground Granulated Blastfurnace Slag (GGBS) or Fly Ash is added in concrete or both.
These are recycle materials.
Related Topic: GGBS and Fly Ash in Malaysia
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June 19, 2015@4:12 pmhttp://2msia.com/2015/06/19/how-concrete-is-made/
shukri
December 10, 2015@4:22 pmHow comparable are these 26 type of cement against OPC in term of flexural/tensile strength?
bluefire6
January 21, 2016@11:18 pmHi Shukri,
Factor affecting the tensile strength are
a) Aggregate
b) Age
c) Curing
d) Air-Entrainment
e) Method of Test
Beyond
July 8, 2016@11:37 amMS EN 197-1:2014
Cement – Part 1: Composition,
specifications and conformity criteria for
common cements
(First revision)