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White Cement PP
White Cement PP
Mary Gillette
30 March 2004
Recommended
limit
Fe2O3
< 0.4 %
gray
Mn2O3
< 0.02%
grayish-violet,
reddish-violet
Cr2O3
< 0.01 %
greenish
MgO
< 3%
greenish-brown
White
(textbook)
Aalborg White
(types I, II, III, V)
Middle East
White
C 3S
45 55
59.4
62
48.5
C 2S
20 30
23.5
25
30.5
C 3A
8 12
12.9
13.4
C4AF
6 10
0.6
0.8
Classification
Not white enough
80 84%
84 88%
References
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