2009 Cement Specifications

ASTM C150 AND AASHTO M85

STANDARDS AND HARMONIZATION
UPDATE
MTC Meeting
August 24, 2009
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Background
ASTM C150 and AASHTO M85,
Standard Specification for Portland Cement
Until recently 5 significant differences
Maximum fineness
C3S content
Processing additions
Limestone
SiO2 content
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DOT Portland Cement Specifications

NH
WA

MT VT ME
ND
MN
OR
MA
ID WI NY
SD
WY MI
RI

IA PA CT
NE
OH NJ
NV DC
UT IL IN
CA
CO WV
VA DE
KS MO
KY

NC MD
TN

AZ OK
NM AR SC

GA
MS AL

TX
LA

AK
FL

HI
AASHTO M 85, 31
ASTM C 150, 16
Both, 4
PCA Survey August 1999; Amended June 2005
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History and Results

Efforts to harmonize requirements in ASTM C150 and
AASHTO M85
These changes complete the harmonization
July 2009 editions will contain NO significant
technical differences
New business
Result of efforts by Joint AASHTO-ASTM Harmonization
Task Group
Harmonization Goal:
Have Consistent Requirements that Meet Collective
Needs
1. Ensure concrete performance
2. Provide means of measuring compliance
3. Provide consistent material
4. Use simple reliable testing and sampling methods
5. Provide flexibility for optimization of available natural
resources and manufacturing technology and
accommodate various user requirements
6. Ensure understandable communication between
buyer and seller
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First Harmonization
Fineness (single sample, average of 5)
C3S and SiO2 limits for Type II cements
Heat index (C3S+4.75C3A)
Use of up to 5% limestone
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Changes in 2009 Editions

New Type II (MH)
Modify fineness provisions
Modify processing additions requirements
Revise Table 1, Footnote D
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Type II(MH)
New Type II(MH) moderate heat and sulfate
resistance
Maximum Blaine: 430 m2/kg*
Heat index: C3S + 4.75 C3A 100
C3A: maximum 8%

Type II moderate sulfate resistance

No maximum Blaine nor heat index
C3A: maximum 8%

Also a Type II(MH)A, air entraining

*Exemption for low heat index: 4.75C3A+C3S90
Type II and II(MH) Strength
Strength requirements are the same
1450 psi at 3 days
2470 psi at 7 days

Lower minimum strength requirements apply

only to Type II(MH) when optional ASTM C186
heat of hydration
1020 psi at 3 day
1740 psi at 7 days
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Fineness Requirements
No average or single sample requirement
for maximum or minimum
Minimum Blaine of 260 m2/kg for
Types I, II, II(MH), IV, V
Type II(MH) and Type IV maximum
430 m2/kg Blaine
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Sulfate Content
Table 1, Footnote D
The old footnote was ambiguous: Was ASTM C563
required or not? Was ASTM C1038 data?
Now reads:
It is permissible to exceed the values in the table for SO3
content, provided it has been demonstrated by Test Method
C1038 that the cement with the increased SO3 will not
develop expansion exceeding 0.020% at 14 days. When the
manufacturer supplies cement under this provision,
supporting data shall be supplied to the purchaser.

Requires reporting of C1038 when table limits

exceeded
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Sulfate Content
New (non-mandatory) Note 5 provides further
explanation:
There are cases where performance of a cement is
improved with SO3 in excess of the Table 1 limits in
this specification. C563 is one of several methods a
manufacturer can use to evaluate the effect of
sulfate content on cement characteristics.
Whenever SO3 content of a cement exceeds
Table 1 limits, C1038 results provide evidence that
excessive expansion does not occur at this higher
sulfate content.
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Processing Additions
Previously
AASHTO M85 limited to 1% by mass and required
ASTM C465 testing for qualification
ASTM C150 required C465
C465 did not distinguish between organic and
inorganic processing additions
NCHRP Research (Report 607)
Changes to
Reporting requirements
Bogue calculations
C465
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Processing Additions
ASTM C465 revised to include requirements for
Inorganic (IPA) and Organic (OPA) Processing
Additions
AASHTO M 327 adopted with identical
requirements to C465
ASTM C150 and AASHTO M 85 limits
OPAs: up to 1% by mass and qualify
IPAs: up to 5% by mass and qualify if >1%
No more than one IPA used
Processing Additions
Bogue phase composition
Calculate Bogue using base cement
chemistry (clinker and sulfate) and traditional
Bogue equations (no limestone correction)
Calculate and report adjusted Bogue
composition corrected for use of limestone
and inorganic processing additions
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Processing Additions
Example adjusted Bogue:
Base cement C3S is 63% by mass
3.5% limestone used
3% IPA
Reported C3S content is:

63% (1.0 - 0.035 - 0.030) = 59%

Repeat for C2S, C3A, C4AF
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Processing Additions
Required reporting
Amount of inorganic processing addition
IPA major oxides
CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, SO3
Recommended reporting
Type of IPA
Base cement Bogue phase composition
Continue to report limestone amount used, CO2
content of limestone, and CaCO3 of limestone
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AASHTO - ASTM Harmonization Summary

Provision AASHTO ASTM AASHTO M85-09
M85-04 C150-04a ASTM C150-09
Max Fineness
(Blaine):
Single Sample 420 [I, II, IV, V] No Limit 430 [II (MH)*, IV]
Average of 5 400 [I, II, IV, V] No Limit None
Type II max C3S 58 No Limit Type II(MH)
4.75C3A+C3S100
Processing No Prescriptive Organic 1%
Additions Max 1% Limit Inorganic 5%
Use of Limestone Not permitted Up to 5% Up to 5%,
modified Section 5
Type II min SiO2 20% No Limit No Limit
Table I Footnote D Ambiguous Ambiguous Improved clarity
*Exemption for low heat index Type II (MH) 4.75C3A+C3S90
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ASTM C465/AASHTO M 327

Both organic (OPA) and inorganic processing additions
(IPA) required to meet ASTM C465/AASHTO M 327
IPA qualified at each plant;
OPA can be qualified globally
Qualification consists of testing cements with processing
addition compared to a control
Normal consistency, time of setting, autoclave expansion
Mortar compressive strength, drying shrinkage, AEA content
Concrete compressive and flexural strength
90-day strength requirements dropped
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ASTM C465/AASHTO M 327

OPA testing same as in the past
Specific gravityASTM D891
Water contentASTM E203
IPA testing
SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, SO3, ignition loss,
insoluble residue, Na2O, K2O
Specific GravityASTM C188
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New Business
New method to measure heat of hydration
Improved ways of addressing Bogue
composition
Improved definition of IPAs
Use of combinations and global qualification of
IPAs
Other comments returned in balloting
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ASTM C595: Ternary Blended Cements

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Ternary Blended Cements

New Type IT
1 slag and 1 pozzolan or 2 pozzolans
Same chemical and physical limits for ternary
blended cements as for binary blended cements
(IP or IS) with the same predominant SCM
Amount and type of SCMs used in nomenclature
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Ternary Blended Cements

Nomenclature
Format: Type IT(AX)(BY)
Where A and B are SCM types and X and Y are
amounts
S=slag or P=pozzolan
Primary (highest content) SCM listed first
If X=Y requirements of Type IT(P>S) apply
(Type IP)
Example: Type IT(S25)(P15) contains 25% slag
and 15% pozzolan
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Ternary Blended Cements

Since Type IT(S25)(P15) has more slag than

pozzolan, requirements are the same as Type
IS(25)
Type IT can meet MS, HS, or LH options
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C595 Table 1
Test IS (< 70), IS (70) IP,
Method IT(P<S<70) IT(S70) IT(PS)
MgO, max, % C 114 ... ... 6.0
SO3, max, % C 114
3.0 4.0 4.0
S2-, max, % C 114 2.0 2.0 ...
Insol., max, % C 114 1.0 1.0 ...
LOI, max, % C 114 3.0 4.0 5.0
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IS (<70), IS (< 70) (MS), IS (< 70) (HS),

IT(P<S<70), IT(P<S<70)(MS) IT(P<S<70)(HS) IS(70), IP(LH)
Test
IP, IP(MS), IP (HS), IT(S70) IT(P>S)(LH)
IT(P>S) IT(P>S)(MS) IT(P>S)(HS)
C204
Fineness C C C C C
C430
Autoclave
expansion, C151 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
max, %
Autoclave
contraction, C151 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
max, %
Vicat test:
minutes, 45 45 45 45 45
not less
C191
than 7 7 7 7 7
hours, not
more than
Air content
of mortar, C185 12 12 12 12 12
volume %
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ASTM C1157: Type HE Strengths

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2008 Revisions
Significant revisions to make C1157 more
friendly
Strength options simplified
Changes to strength requirements to be
consistent with C595 requirements for similar
types
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2009 Revision
No Type HE equivalent in C595
Type HE strength requirements changed to
match C150 Type III
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GU HE MS HS MH LH

12
1 day ... ... ... ... ...
(1740)

13 24 11 11 5
3 days ...
(1890) (3480) (1600) (1600) (725)

20 18 18 11 11
7 days ...
(2900) (2610) (2610) (1600) (1600)

28 25 21
28 days ... ... ...
(4060) (3620) (3050)
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