ASTM C219-03

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Designation:C219–03
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Hydraulic Cement
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C 219; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2 In definitions of materials including cements, the
method of production is included only if it is inherent to the
1.1 This terminology defines terms relating to hydraulic
definition.
cements, their components, characteristics, properties, and the
3.3 Related terms may be found in other terminology
testing thereof. Some terms may have wider application than
documents such as Terminology C 11, Terminology C 51,
just to hydraulic cement.
Terminology C 125, and ACI 116R.
1.2 See individual standards for terms applicable primarily
therein, including meanings that may be more restrictive than
4. Terminology
those given here, and for explanations and descriptions of
addition, n—a material that is interground or blended in
terms as they apply to those standards.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the limited amounts into a hydraulic cement during manufac-
ture.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
DISCUSSION—Two classes of additions are recognized as defined
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
below.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
functional addition,n—an addition introduced to
2. Referenced Documents modify one or more properties of a hydraulic cement.
air-entraining addition,n—a functional addition that
2.1 ASTM Standards:
will entrain air in mortar or concrete.
C 11 Terminology Relating to Gypsum and Related Build-
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processing addition,n—an addition introduced to aid
ing Materials and Systems
in the manufacture or handling, or both, of a hydraulic
C 51 Terminology Relating to Lime and Limestone (as
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cement.
Used by the Industry)
air-entraining addition, n—see addition; functional addi-
C 125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete
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tion; air-entraining addition
Aggregates
air content, n—of freshly mixed mortar the volume of air (and
C 294 Descriptive Nomenclature for Constituents of Con-
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other gases) in mortar, expressed as a percentage of total
crete Aggregates
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volume of mortar.
C 1328 Specification for Plastic (Stucco) Cement
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air-entraining hydraulic cement, n—a hydraulic cement
C 1329 Specification for Mortar Cement
containing an air-entraining addition in such amount as to
2.2 ACI Standard:
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cause air to be entrained in mortar within specified limits
ACI 116R Cement and Concrete Terminology
when measured by the prescribed method.
3. Significance and Use
alkali equivalent, n—deprecatedterm;see equivalent alkalies.
aluminous cement, n—deprecated term.
3.1 In definitions of cements, ingredients are cited only
anhydrite, n—see calcium sulfate.
when they are inherent to the definition, for example portland-
blast-furnace slag, n—the nonmetallic product, consisting
pozzolan cement. For ingredients and their quantity limits, if
essentially of silicates and aluminosilicates of calcium and
any, that are permitted or prohibited by a specification for a
other bases, that is developed in a molten condition simul-
particular cement, see the applicable specification for that
taneously with iron in a blast furnace.
cement.
blended hydraulic cement, n—a hydraulic cement consisting
of two or more inorganic constituents (at least one of which
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ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeC01onCement
is not portland cement or portland cement clinker) which
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C01.91 on Terminology.
separately or in combination contribute to the strength-
Current edition approved Feb. 10, 2003. Published April 2003. Originally
approved in 1948. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as C 219-03. gaining properties of the cement, (made with or without
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01.
other constituents, processing additions and functional addi-
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.02.
tions, by intergrinding or other blending).
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C219–03
portland blast-furnace slag cement, n—a hydraulic cement fog room, n—amoistroominwhichthehumidityiscontrolled
consisting of an intimately interground mixture of portland by atomization of water.
cement clinker and granulated blast-furnace slag or an gage len
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