Cements – Composition, Types - Civil Engineering
Compound Composition of Clinker / Cement Four major compounds formed from the oxides under high temperature in the kiln Name (Oxide Notation) - Shorthand Tricalcium silicate (3 CaO.SiO 2) – C3S Dicalcium silicate (2 CaO.SiO 2) – C2S Tricalcium aluminate (3 CaO.Al 2O 3) – C3A Tetracalcium aluminoferrite (4 CaO.Al 2O 3. Fe 2O 3) – C4AF