ASTM C595

This specification pertains to blended hydraulic cements for both general and special applications, using slag or pozzolan, or both, with portland cement or portland cement clinker, or slag with lime. These cements are classified into two types: Type IS which is portland blast-furnace slag cement and Type IP which is portland-pozzolan cement. They can also be described according to air-entraining, moderate sulfate resistance, moderate heat of hydration, high sulfate resistance, or low heat of hydration properties. In addition, the cement shall undergo different tests to determine properties such as: chemical analysis, fineness by sieving, fineness by air-permeability, autoclave expansion, time of setting, air content of mortar and compressive strength. Additional optional testing such as heat of hydration and sulfate resistance is also included.

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1. Scope

1.1 This specification pertains to blended hydraulic cements for both general and special applications, using slag or pozzolan, or both, with portland cement or portland cement clinker or slag with lime.

Note 1—This specification prescribes ingredients and proportions, with some performance requirements whereas Performance Specification C 1157 is a hydraulic cement specification in which performance criteria alone govern the products and their acceptance.

1.2 For properties where values are given in both SI and non-SI units, the values in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement in SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for Conversion and Rounding given in Standard IEEE/ASTM SI 10, of measurements made in other units.

1.3 The text of this standard refers to notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) are not requirements of the standard.

2. Referenced Documents

C1012 Test Method for Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate Solution
C109/C109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube Specimens)
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
C1157 Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement
C150 Specification for Portland Cement
C151 Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Hydraulic Cement
C157/C157M Test Method for Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete
C183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
C185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C186 Test Method for Heat of Hydration of Hydraulic Cement
C187 Test Method for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement
C188 Test Method for Density of Hydraulic Cement
C191 Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle
C204 Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air-Permeability Apparatus
C219 Terminology Relating to Hydraulic Cement
C226 Specification for Air-Entraining Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Air-Entraining Hydraulic Cement
C227 Test Method for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-Aggregate Combinations (Mortar-Bar Method)
C265 Test Method for Water-Extractable Sulfate in Hydrated Hydraulic Cement Mortar
C311 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete
C430 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-m (No. 325) Sieve
C465 Specification for Processing Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cements
C563 Test Method for Approximation of Optimum SO in Hydraulic Cement Using Compressive Strength
C688 Specification for Functional Additions for Use in Hydraulic Cements
C821 Specification for Lime for Use with Pozzolans
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): the Modern Metric System

Index Terms

blended hydraulic cement; fly ash cement; hydraulic cement; portland blast-furnace slag cement; portland pozzolan cement; pozzolanic cement; slag cement; slag; granulated blast furnace slag; Cement materials/applications--specifications; Hydraulic cement concrete--specifications; ICS Number Code 91.100.10; 91.100.10

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