This kind of cement is resistant to sulfate attack. For this, it is used in all places where this property is considered. Portland cement type 2 is generally used when the soil with water that is in contact with the concrete building has a large volume of sulfate salts.
| Physical Properties of Type Cement 5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autoclave Expansion (%) | Blaine | Reception time | pushing resistance | |||
| primitive | Final | 3 days | 7 days | 28 days | ||
| ≤0.8 | ≥2800 | ≥45 | ≤360 | ≥85 | ≥150 | ≥270 |
| Chemical Properties of Type Cement 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specification name | Mgo % |
SO3 % |
Lol % |
2C3A-CAAF % |
IR % |
C3A % |
| Value in Standard 389 | ≤5 | ≤2.3 | ≤3 | ≤25 | ≤0.75 | ≤5 |
