Cement — In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The name cement goes back to the Romans who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry… … Wikipedia
Portland cement — is the most common type of cement in general usage in many parts of the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non specialty grout. It is a fine powder produced by Portland cement clinker (more than 90%), a… … Wikipedia
Belite — is an industrial mineral important in Portland cement manufacture, a name for dicalcium silicate, Ca2SiO4, sometimes formulated as 2 CaO · SiO2 (C2S in cement chemist notation). The name was given by Törneborn in 1897 to a crystal identified in… … Wikipedia
Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] … Wikipedia
Mayenite — (after Mayen, Germany), Ca12Al14O33, is a rare cubic mineral of cubic symmetry, originally reported from Eifel volcanic complex (Germany). It is also found at pyrometamorphic sites: e.g., in the Hatrurim Formation (Israel) and in some burned coal … Wikipedia
Kaolinite — Kaolin General Category Silicate mineral Chemical formula Al2Si2O5(OH)4 … Wikipedia
Calcium silicate — passive fire protection board being clad around steel structure in order to achieve a fire resistance rating. Calcium silicate … Wikipedia
C3a — may refer to:* C3a (complement) * 3 CaO • Al2O3, Tricalcium aluminate in cement chemist notation … Wikipedia
Friedel's salt — Chembox new ImageFile = ImageSize = IUPACName = Calcium chloroaluminate OtherNames = Friedel s salt Calcium aluminium chlorohydrate Calcium aluminium chlorohydroxide Calcium aluminium oxychloride Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = PubChem =… … Wikipedia
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