ASTM C10-06

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Designation: C 10 – 06
Standard Specification for
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Natural Cement
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC 10;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginal
adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript
epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope C 204 Test Methods for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by
Air-Permeability Apparatus
1.1 This specification covers natural cement.
C 219 Terminology Relating to Hydraulic Cement
NOTE 1—Examples of typical past uses of natural cement include unit
C 305 PracticeforMechanicalMixingofHydraulicCement
masonry mortar, cement plaster, grout, lime-wash, and concrete.
Pastes and Mortars of Plastic Consistency
1.2 For properties where values are given in both SI and
C 465 Specification for ProcessingAdditions for Use in the
non-SI units, the values in SI units are to be regarded as the
Manufacture of Hydraulic Cements
standard. Values in SI units shall be obtained by measurement
C 778 Specification for Standard Sand
in SI units or by appropriate conversion, using the Rules for
C 786 Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement and
Conversion and Rounding given in IEEE/ASTM SI 10,of
Raw Materials by the 300-µm (No. 50), 150-µm (No. 100),
measurements made in other units.
and 75-µm (No. 200) Sieves by Wet Methods
1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes
IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for Use of the International
which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes
System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System
(excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered
3. Terminology
as requirements of the standard.
3.1 For definitions of terms related to this specification, see
2. Referenced Documents
Terminology C 219.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Ordering Information
C 109/C 109M Test Method for Compressive Strength of
Hydraulic Cement Mortars(Using 2-in. or [50-mm] Cube
4.1 Orders for material under this specification shall include
Specimens)
the following:
C114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
4.1.1 This specification number and date, and
Cement
4.1.2 Optional physical requirements as given in 7.2.
C 150 Specification for Portland Cement
5. Additions
C 151 Test Method for Autoclave Expansion of Hydraulic
Cement 5.1 The cement covered by this specification shall contain
C 183 Practice for Sampling and the Amount of Testing of
no addition except as follows:
Hydraulic Cement 5.1.1 Water, or calcium sulfate, or both.
C 185 Test Method for Air Content of Hydraulic Cement
5.1.2 Processing additions used in the manufacture of the
Mortar cement shall have been shown to meet the requirements of
C 187 Test Method for Normal Consistency of Hydraulic
Specification C 465 in the amounts used or greater.
Cement
6. Chemical Requirements
C 188 Test Method for Density of Hydraulic Cement
C 191 Test Methods for Time of Setting of Hydraulic 6.1 Natural cements shall conform to the standard chemical
Cement by Vicat Needle requirements in Table 1.
7. Physical Requirements
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee C01 on Cement
7.1 Natural cements shall conform to the respective stan-
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.10 on Hydraulic Cements for
dard physical requirements prescribed in Table 1.
General Concrete Construction.
7.2 In order to match historic cements, at the option of the
Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2006. Published September 2006. Originally
approved in 1904. Last previous edition approved in 1976 as C 10 – 76.
purchaser, the required values for % retention on the 300-µm
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
(N0. 50), 150-µm (No. 100), and 75-µm (No. 200) sieves, or of
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
air permeability fineness shall be agreed at time of placing the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. order.
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C10–06
TABLE 1 Standard Requirements
Applicable Test Methods Requirements
Chemical Requirements
Loss on ignition, max, %: C114 12
Insoluble residue, min, %: C114 2
Sulfur trioxide (SO ), max, %: C114 3.0
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Physical Requirements
Autoclave length change, max, %: C 151, as modified in 10.1.4 0.80
2 A
Fineness, m /kg or % retained: C 204 or C 786
B
Time of setting, Vicat test : C 191
Time in minutes, not less than 30
C
Air content of mortar , volume %: C 185
max 12
Compressive strength, min, MPa (psi): C 109/C 109M, as modified in 10.1.7
7 days 3.5 (510)
28 days 7.0 (1020)
A
The fineness
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