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Cement:
Third Coast also has white Portland cement. The Ras Al-Khaima Company
that is located in the United Arab Emirates manufactures our white Portland
cement in their state-of-the-art plant. The raw materials that are used
for its manufacture are the best available as proven by the excellent
test results for the cement. Construction Technology Laboratories conducted
the tests. They were the research and development laboratories of the
Portland Cement Association before becoming an independent subsidiary.
As you will see by the results, our cement exceeded all the requirements
of the physical and chemical standards for ASTM C-150 (type I). The tests
show that our cement not only sets faster and stronger (5030 psi by the
third day) but that its trowelability and it's whiteness are superior
to the other white cements available in the market.
In addition
to having excellent quality, our cement is competitively priced. Currently
we are importing 10,000 Metric tons every 90 days into the port of Houston
were the cement is warehoused and ready for shipping. The price includes
delivery to your location when ordering by the truckload (14 pallets with
34 bags each, 94 Lbs. per bag) and there is no pallet deposit.
Third Coast
is committed to providing product that compliment the superior efforts
of the home and pool building industries.
Chemical
Requirements
| Test |
ASTM
Requirement |
Third
Coast Cement Result |
| SiO2 |
20.0% Minimum |
22.69% |
| MgO |
6.0% Maximum |
0.98% |
| SO3 |
3.5% Maximum |
2.29% |
| Loss on Ignition |
3.0% Maximum |
0.74% |
| Insoluble Residue |
0.75% Maximum |
0.07% |
Physical
Requirements
| Test |
ASTM
Requirement |
Third
Coast Cement Result |
Compressive
Strength, psi |
3 days:
7 days: |
1740 psi
2760 psi
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3 days:
7 days: |
5030 psi
6120 psi
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Vicat time of set,
Initial, min. |
not less than 45 min.
not more than 375 min. |
134 min. |
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Autoclave
Expansion, |
0.80% Maximum |
-0.01% |
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| Air content |
12.00% Maximum
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6.4% |
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| Color analysis |
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95% |
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