N Tae Instrumentation & Technologies Cement, Lime Plaster & Mortar Testing EquipmentTo determine the fineness of cements, pozzolanas and other powdery materials, various international specifications recommend the use of “specific area” method. In the instrument described below, air permeability method is used to determine the specific surface as total surface area in om*/g of material. Crs Ref. Standards :18:1727, 4031,4825 Itis a variable flow type AirPermeabilty Apparatus. The equipment consist of the following replaceable parts : Gees Bg AIM 39001 Permeability Cell. ‘AIM 39002 ‘U'Tube Manometer, mounted on stand. ‘AIM 39003 Perforated Metal Disc. ‘AIM 39004 Plunger. AIM 39005 Rubber Stopper. ‘AIM.39006 Rubber Tube, 20 cm long. ‘AIM 39007 Filter Paper Discs (Twelve Nos.) AIM 39008 —_Dibutylphthalate Liquid, 100 ml bottle. ‘AIM 39009 Punch. AIM 39010 Non Perforated Disc. AIM 39011 Suction Bulb. 2 ‘AIM 390 Ordering Information : ‘AIM390. Air Permeabilty Apparatus (Blaine Type) with SI Certification Mark, IS:5516 As per BS/ASTM is also available on request Ref, Standards: 1S:1727, 4031, 4825 Blaine apparatus is used to determine the fineness of coment The Aimil - DT Automatic Blaine has the following features: * Single touch operation: * Automatic control of the movement of fuid unti!the upper mark. + Automatic sensing of the upper & lower marks ensuring error free repeatable measurement of the lime taken for the liquid column to fall * Automatic measurement of temperature during the testusing a Pt 100 probe + Automatic correction of formula for calculation of the Blaine value per 1S:5516 with variation in temperature. * Facility to operate in either Standalone Mode or through a Computer Controlled system complete with software, * Login Facility as Supervisor & Operator * Report Generation based on Date/Time, User type & typeof cement * Facility tomeasure Cement Sample Load * Facility to Monitor and Configure various Cement types * Timing accuracy up to 200mSec. * Power Consumption|ess than 5W I AIM 391-1 Ordering Information : ‘AIM391-1 Automatic Blaine Apparatus with standalone data recording & controlling system having inbuilt temperature ‘monitoring facility Automatic Blaine Apparatus with PC based data recording & monitoring system ‘AIM 391-2 Mineo et azi Tal) Cel a ° ‘Apparatus for determining the normal consistency, ‘standard consistency and time of setting of cement and lime in accordance with IS, ASTM, BS and AASHTO ‘specifications, Vicat Method : Ref. Standards - 1S:2542 (Part-2), 2645, 1727, 5513, BS:12, 146, 915, 1370, 4027, 4248, 4248, ASTM C-01, (C-141,C-187, C-308, C-359, C-472& AASHTOT-129, E-134 ‘The procedure, as recommended in various standards, is for determining the quantity of water required to produce ‘a cement paste of standard consistency. The standard ‘consistency is attained when the 10 mm plunger of the apparatus penetrates the material to a pre-determined depth under freefall. A new sample is prepared and tested with initial and final needles in accordance with the procedure described in various specifications. The equipment consist of the following replaceable parts : ‘AIM 39301 Vicat Mould ‘AIM 39302 Glass Base Plate ‘AIM 39303 _ Initial Needle (in Plastic Case) ‘AIM 39304 Final Needle (in Plastic Case) ‘AIM 39305. Consistency Plunger (in Plastic Case) ‘AIM 39306 Mild Steel Base Plate ‘AIM 39307 —_Vicat Mould SpiitType, with Clamping Ring ‘AIM 394 Ordering Information : ‘AIM 394° Vicat Apparatus, with IS! Certification Mark, 1$:5513 ‘As per BS/ASTM Is also available on request. setting ime of hydraulic cement. it consists of a base with a vertical shaft and ‘wo horizontal arms, the lower arm being adjustable for height. ‘Supplied complete with one initial needle, one final needle anda glass base plate, The equipment consist of the following replaceable parts : ‘AIM 39601 Initial Needle 1 /12inch dia. 1/4 b.wt ‘AIM39602__FinalNeedle 1 /24inchdia. 1/41b.wt ‘AIM39603 Giassbase plate. AIM 396 Ordering Information: Gillmore Needle Apparatus AIM396 ‘The soundness of ordinary and rapid hardening portiand cement, low heat porttand cement and class-A lime can be determined by an expansion test using Le-Chatelier moulds as specified in 1S:5514, 1727, 2645, 4031, 6932 (Part-9), BS:890, 915, 1370, 4027, 4226 and 4248, oes Ref. Standard - 1S:5514 consists ofa small spit cyinder forming a mould of 30mm, internal dia. and 30 mm high. Oneiher side ote spl oyinde, ‘wo parallelindicating arms with pointedends arefixed. ‘Two loops of suitable material and strength soldered to the upper half of the mould on each side ofthe central split is provided to facilitate demoulding of the hardened paste: specimen after test ‘The resilience of the mould shall be such that the action of. ‘a mass of 300g applied shall increase the distance between the indicator ends of the needle by 17.5mm + 2.5mm without permanent deformation. ‘The mould is supplied complete with two glass plates and _- Bge ‘AIM 400