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Overview of Portland Slag Cement (PSC)

Portland Slag Cement (PSC) is a blended cement made of 40-45% slag, 45-50% clinker, and 3-5% gypsum. It has been widely used for mass construction due to its low heat of hydration. PSC offers advantages like higher compressive strength, better resistance to chloride and sulfate attacks, reduced cracking and shrinkage. When used in concrete, slag cement reacts to form additional cementitious material, resulting in stronger and denser concrete with improved fire resistance, lower heat development, and better durability. PSC provides multiple benefits and offers the best value for construction.

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Overview of Portland Slag Cement (PSC)

Portland Slag Cement (PSC) is a blended cement made of 40-45% slag, 45-50% clinker, and 3-5% gypsum. It has been widely used for mass construction due to its low heat of hydration. PSC offers advantages like higher compressive strength, better resistance to chloride and sulfate attacks, reduced cracking and shrinkage. When used in concrete, slag cement reacts to form additional cementitious material, resulting in stronger and denser concrete with improved fire resistance, lower heat development, and better durability. PSC provides multiple benefits and offers the best value for construction.

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What is PSC

Portland Slag Cement(PSC), is


blended cement. Slag is,
essentially, a non-metallic
product comprising of more
than 90% glass with silicates
and alumino-silicates of
lime. It is created with a
combination of upto 40-
45% slag, 45% 50% clinker,
and 3-5% gypsum. PSC has
been voted as the most
suitable cement for mass
construction because of its
low heat of hydration.
Advantages of PSC
Ultimate compressive strength
Excellent resistance to Chloride & Sulphate
attacks
Low risk of cracking
Improved workability
Better compatibility with all types of admixtures
Superior finish
Ease of pumping
Better resistance against alkali-silica reaction
Minimised shrinkage cracks
History of PSC
Slag cement use can be traced to the 1700s,
when the material was combined with lime to
make mortars. The first U.S. production was in
1896. Until the 1950s, granulated slag was used
in the manufacture of blended portland cements,
or as raw feedstock to make cement clinker.
However, the 1950s saw slag cement become
available in other countries as a separate product.
The first granulation facility in the U.S. to make a
separate slag cement product was Sparrows
Point, Maryland, in the early 1980s.
How does Slag Cement Improve
Concrete
Slag cement is a hydraulic binder that, like
portland cement, reacts with water to form
cementitious material (calcium-silicate
hydrate or CSH). Like pozzolans, slag cement
consumes by-product calcium hydroxide from
the hydration of portland cement to form
additional CSH. The resulting cement paste is
stronger and denser, thus improving the
concrete
Strength long term development

95

85

75

65 PSC
m2

55
N/mm

45
OPC
35
25

15
0 50 100 150 200

Days

PSC
Heat of Hydration

PSC lowers peak and overall heat


Reduces thermal stressing
Reduces micro-cracking (particularly useful in water retaining
structures, basements, podium slab, bridges, stadiums, secant
pile walls etc.)

PSC
Resistance to Fire

PSC
Multiple Benefits

Best durability (longer life)


Factor of safety
Reduce lifetime maintenance cost

Best sustainable material


Reduces CO2 emissions
Demonstrates commitment to a sustainable agenda
Positive CSR

Best Architectural
Whiter, brighter concrete

Best value for money

PSC

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