IS: 1489 (Part-1)

ACC Limited
Registered Office: Cement House, 121, Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai – 400020
CM/L 1210016 Unit: ChandaCement Works

(For Portland Pozzolana Cement)

PPC
Dispatched during Week No. 11 From 12/03/2023 To 18/03/2023
Test Certificate No. 11
Reference No. CD/LAB/TC/2023
Dated 16/04/2023
Test Requirement as per
S.N. Parameters
Results IS 1489 (Part I) : 2015
Chemical Composition
1 Loss on Ignition (% by mass) 3.02 Not More than 5.0%
2 Magnesia (MgO) (% by mass) 2.46 Not More than 6.0%
3 Sulphuric Anhydride (SO3):(% by Mass) 2.12 Not More than 3.5%
Not More than 0.1% for general purpose & not more
4 Chloride Content (% by Mass) 0.010
than 0.05% for pre-stressed structures
Not More than [X + 4.0 (100-X) / 100] &
5 Insoluble Residue (% by mass) # 31.86 Not less than (0.6 X), Where “X” is the declared
Pozzolana content in cement.
Physical Analysis
Fineness
6 Blaine’s / Specific Surface Area (m2/kg) 342 Not Less than 300
Compressive Strength (MPa)
7 72 ± 1h (3 Days) 25.0 Not less than 16.0
8 168 ± 2h (7 Days) 30.5 Not less than 22.0
9 672 ± 4h (28 Days)* 52.5 Not less than 33.0
Setting Time (Minutes)
10 Initial 180 Not less than 30
11 Final 275 Not more than 600
Soundness
12 Le-Chatelier Expansion (mm) 0.50 Not more than 10.0
13 Auto-Clave Expansion (%) 0.016 Not more than 0.8
14 Drying Shrinkage (%)* AWAITED Not More than 0.15
15 Normal Consistency (%) 29.8
Temp. During Testing(0C) 27.5 (27 ± 2)0 C
#Fly Ash Content in Cement is (%) 33.1
* Compressive Strength (in MPa) of 28 Days & Drying Shrinkage (in %) values are of Week No -

The test results of above cement comply with the requirements of IS 1489 (Part I):2015 for Portland Pozzolana Cement.

Special test (If any) Name of the test Test result

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