Portland cement

Gray binding powder

Portland cement is the powder that, when mixed with water, sand, and aggregate, forms concrete.

It's the most common type of cement used in construction worldwide.

The powder is calcium silicate made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln, then grinding the resulting clinite.

Named for its resemblance to Portland stone, a limestone quarried in England.

composition

calcium

Element twenty, builds bones

Categories

building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
cementclinker, ferrite, calcium silicate, hydration, setting time
concrete materialsaggregate, sand, gravel, water, rebar
cement ingredientsclinker, lime, gypsum, fly ash, slag
masonry toolsjointer, trowel, hawk, float, level
calcium compoundscalcium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium phosphate, calcite, quicklime

Opposites

material state/form

Portland cementconcrete slab

Flat hardite building surface

binding approach

Portland cementnails

Metal fasteners, finger coverings

material composition

Portland cementasphalt

Petroleum-based paving material

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