CEMENT

CEM III A 42,5 N-LH

CEMENT TYPE
Blast Furnace Cement - CEM III / A 42,5 N-LH
MAIN CHARACTERISTIC
Low heat of hydration and resistance in strong aggressive
environments including the sulfate low heat of hydration
CEMENT USAGE
According SR EN 206/1-2002, SR 13510/2006, CP 012/1-2007
and UTCB technical researches.
Civil and industrial structures:
Simple or reinforced concrete with class between C12/15 and C35/45
used in civil, industrial, and social construction works elements,
placed monolithically, exposed to aggressive and very aggressive
environments
Roads, bridges and tunnels:
Road works in seaside area, sea environment or other aggressive
or very aggressive environments. Platforms in high aggressive
enviroments.
Precast elements
Precast elements with concrete class between C16/20 and C40/50
exposed even to aggressive environment.
Hydro technical Constructions
Hydro technical works with simple or reinforced concrete, maximum
concrete class BcH45. Hydro technical constructions: water gates,
dams, channels, galleries and tunnels. Hydropower plants.
Dry mortars, polystyrene and ceramic tile adhesives
Cement for Concrete
efficient in aggressive
environments
CHARACTERISTIC VALUE ACCORDING
COMPOSITION
Portland clinker (%) 3564 SR EN 197-1
Hydraulic admixture- blast furnace slag (%) 3665 SR EN 197-1
Minor components (%) 05 SR EN 197-1
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sulfates (as SO
3
%) 3,5 SR EN 196-2
Clorides (%) 0,1 SR EN 196-2
Insoluble residue (%) 5 SR EN 196-2
Loss on ignition (%) 5 SR EN 196-2
MECHANICAL
AND PHYSIHICAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Initial setting time ( min) 60 SR EN 196-3
Soundness ( mm) 10 SR EN 196-3
Heat of hydration ( J/g) on 7 days 270 SR EN 196-8
Compresive strenght 2 days (MPa) 10 SR EN 196-1
Compresive strenght la 28 days (MPa) 42,5 62,5 SR EN 196-1
CONCRETE CLASSES
Concrete classes recommended to be designed with this cement:
C8/10, C12/15, C16/20, C20/25, C25/30, C30/37, C35/45, C40/50
Hydro technical concrete:
BcH10, BcH15, BcH20, BcH25, BcH30, BcH 37, BcH 45
SHELF LIFE
60 days from delivery date, respecting transport and storage
conditions according in force norms.
DELIVERY
Bulk in cement trucks or rail carriages.
CERTIFICATION
The product is EC certied according SR EN 197-1:2002 and
SR EN 197-1 A1/2004
RECOMMENDATIONS
Have to be respected the W/C ratio according to CP 012-1: 2007
Have to meet the requirements for transport, casting, compacting,
treatment (curing and protection) and concrete demoulding
Do not pour concrete below temperatures of 5C without antifreeze
admixes
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE CLASSES
The cement can be used in following exposure classes according
CP 012/1 - 2007 and UTCB technical researches: X0, XC1XC4,
XD1XD3, XS1XS3, XF1 XF4, XM1XM3, XA1 XA3 including
high sulfate aggressive environments.
STANDARD
SR EN 197/1 - 2002 CEMENT Part 1
Composition, specications and conformity criteria for common
cements; SR EN 197-1 A1/2004 Common cements with low heat of
hydration
CEMENT CHARACTERISTICS
LAFARGE CIMENT (ROMANIA) SA
20 Modrogan street, Bucharest, 1
st
district,
Phone: +40 21 307 52 00 Fax: +40 21 312 09 45
www.lafarge.ro