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Ted Krapkat

Registered User Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Plant Chemist, Cement Australia.

Re: C3A by XRD

Hello Norew, For a given C3A and gypsum content, finer grinding will accelerate the C3A hydration reaction. If the ...

Re: C3A Crystal

Hello Dilip, Orthorhombic C3A (sometimes called alkali-aluminate) is formed when alkalis particularly Na) become ar...

Re: Relation in Fineness and SO3

Hello Dilip, But the finer the cement, the faster the C3A hydration reactions will occur and this will tend to re...

Re: Relation in Fineness and SO3

Hello Dilip, If the fineness of a cement is increased significantly, then the finer C3A may require extra SO3 to re...

Re: HIGH FREE CAO.....

Hello Armankhan, Yes, as Vikpro pointed out, you made an error in typing your clinker analysis results. I assumed t...

Re: Cement Strength

Hello Raj, I have emailed you a detailed reply just now. Let me know if you need any further clarification on anyth...

Re: Cement Strength

  Hello Norew,   During hydration, clinker silicate minerals in the cement react with water to form calcium silicat...

Re: Impact of free lime on grinding efficiency

Hello Pankaj, As clinker nodules form they are initially quite porous structures. However as more liquid phase infi...

Re: Free Lime

Hello Norew, I have received your questions and will respond to them as time permits.   Regards, Ted. ...

Re: Impact of free lime on grinding efficiency

Hello Pankajbits, All other factors being equal, low free lime clinker (hard burned) is generally harder to grind t...

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