ASTM (American)

BDS EN (Bangladesh)
BS (British)
EN (European)
BIS (Indian)
ISO (international)

 Type I
Type II

General Purpose Cement , OPC

Moderate heat/Moderate Sulphate
Resistance

Type III
Type IV
Type V

High Early Strength

Low Heat of Hydration
High Sulphate Resistance

A
LA

Air -Entraining
Low Alkali

Blended Hydraulic Cement

Type
Type
Type
Type
Type
Type

IS
IP
P
I(PM)
S
I(SM)

Portland blast-furnace slag cement

Portland-pozzolan cement
Portland-pozzolan cement
Pozzolan-modified portland cement
Slag cement
Slag-modified portland cement

Type GU
Type HE
Type MS
Type HS
Type MH
Type LH

General use
High early strength
Moderate sulfate resistance
High sulfate resistance
Moderate heat of hydration
Low heat of hydration

Considering weather condition of

Bangladesh,
BSTI has adapted EN197-1:2000 standard
in 2003
in the name of
BDS EN 197-1:2003
And producing:

Portland Cement
Portland Composite Cement
Portland Pozzolana Cement (Fly ash based

Cement Designation
Type

II

K
95-100

S
-

Silica
fume
D
-

Portland Slag Cement

II/A-S
II/B-S

80-94
65-79

6-20
21-35

0-5
0-5

Portland Silica Fume

Cement

II/A-D

90-94

6-10

0-5

PortlandPozzolana
Cement

II/A-P
II/B-P
II/A-Q
II/B-Q

80-94
65-79
80-94
65-79

6-20
21-35
-

6-20
21-35

0-5
0-5
0-5
0-5

Portland Fly Ash

Cement

II/A-V
II/B-V
II/A-W
II/B-W

80-94
65-79
80-94
65-79

6-20
21-35
-

6-20
21-35

0-5
0-5
0-5
0-5

Portland Burnt Shale

Cement

II/A-T
II/B-T

80-94
65-79

6-20
21-35

0-5
0-5

Portland Limestone
Cement

II/A-L
II/B-L

80-94
65-79

6-20
21-35

0-5
0-5

Portland Composite
Cement

II/A-M
II/B-M

80-94
65-79

Portland Cement

Notation Clinker

G.G.B.S.

<
<

Pozzolana
Fly ashes
Natural Industrial Silic. Calcar.
P
Q
V
W
-

Burnt Limestone Minor

Shale
additional
T
L
constit.
0-5

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 - 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 - 35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

III

Blastfurnace
Cement

III/A
III/B
III/C

35-64
20-34
5-19

35-65
66-80
81-95

IV

Pozzolanic Cement

IV/A
IV/B

65-89
45-64

Composite Cement

V/A
V/B

40-64
20-39

18-30
31-50

0-5
0-5
0-5

< - - - - - - - - - - 11 - 35 - - - - - - - - - - >< - - - - - - - - - - 36 - 55 - - - - - - - - - - >-

0-5
0-5

< - - - - - - - - 18 - 30 - - - - - >
< - - - - - - - - 31 - 50 - - - - - >
-

0-5
0-5

>
>