Product Details:
| Minimum Order Quantity | 5 Bag |
| Packaging Size | 50kg |
| Brand | Birla |
| Color | White |
| Packaging Type | Bag |
| Type | Portland Cement |
| Application | Wall |
| Cement Form | Powder |
Birla White Cement is basically White Portland Cement that is manufactured in our units. It’s made by using advanced technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing process, which gives it that superior fineness and whiteness. It has a high refractive index and high opacity, and it gives you that smooth finish even when blended with pigments. This gives you the freedom to play with a wide palette of colours, textures, shapes & sizes, and is the most preferred when it comes to decorative paints, plasters, mosaic tiles, terrazzo flooring and white cement-based value-added products.
FEATURES
- +89% on the Hunter Whiteness Scale
- High refractive index
- High compressive strength of 60 MPa
- Superior fineness of 370-400 Blaine
- High opacity
BENEFITS
- Depicts true tone of colour
- Less consumption & better dispersion of pigment
- Better coverage
- Imparts brilliant lustre
- Gives freedom to create designs
APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Characteristics | IS: 8042. 2015 Requirement | Specifications | Typical Range |
| CHEMICAL |
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| a. Insoluble Residue % |
Max. 4.0 |
Max. 2.0 |
1.0 - 1.6 |
| b. Iron Oxide % |
Max. 1.0 |
Max. 0.34 |
0.28 - 0.34 |
| c. Magnesium Oxide % |
Max. 6.0 |
Max. 5.0 |
3.5 - 5.0 |
| d. Sulphur Trioxide % |
Max. 3.5 |
Max. 3.5 |
2.7 - 3.3 |
| e. Lime Saturation Factor |
0.66 - 1.02 |
Min. 0.86 |
0.86 - 0.92 |
| f. Loss on Ignition % |
Max. 7.0 |
Max. 5.5 |
3.5 - 5.5 |
| PHYSICAL |
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| a. Degree of Whiteness% |
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| ISI Scale |
Min. 70 |
Min. 82 |
82 - 85 |
| Hunters Scale |
- |
Min. 90 |
90 - 92 |
| b. Fineness, (Blaine) m2/kg (Specific Surface) |
Min. 225 |
330 |
330 - 360 |
| c. Setting Time (Minutes) |
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| 1. Initial |
Min. 30 |
Min. 80 |
80 - 100 |
| 2. Final |
Max. 600 |
Max. 150 |
120 - 150 |
| d. Soundness |
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| 1. Le-Chateliers Method (mm) |
Max. 10 |
Max. 2.0 |
1.0 - 2.0 |
| 2. Autoclave Expansion % |
Max. 0.8 |
Max. 0.2 |
0.08 - 0.2 |
| e. Compressive Strength (Mpa) |
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| (Cement and Std. Sand Mortar 1:3) |
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| 3 days 72 ± 1hr |
Min. 16.0 |
Min. 35 |
35 - 40 |
| 7 days 168 ± 2hr |
Min. 22.0 |
Min. 45 |
45 - 50 |
| 28 days 672 ± 4hr |
Min. 33.0 |
Min. 55 |
55 - 60 |
| f. Retention on 63 micron sieve % |
- |
Max. 3.0 |
0.6 - 3.00 |