Download Product Catalogue Search Products About ELE Our Services Portfolio News & Resources Find a Distributor Contact us Home Catalogue Cement testing equipment Cement Cement is a binding material used with fine aggregate to produce mortar for masonry, or with sand and aggregates to produce concrete. Construction cements are usually comprised of lime or calcium silicate and combined with fly ash. They are categorised as either hydraulic (E.g. Portland cement) or non-hydraulic, depending on their ability to set in water. High-quality cement is necessary to produce concrete and mortar that meets relevant construction industry specifications. ELE international designs and manufactures a wide range of sample preparation and cement testing equipment which complies with global standards for the assessment of fineness, consistency, setting time, workability, flow, strength, soundness, heat of hydration and chemical composition. Chemical Tests Fineness Consistency, Setting Time, Workability and Flow Soundness Air Content Fly Ash Mixing, Moulding, Curing and Strength ELE’s comprehensive range of cement testing equipment enables the mixing, moulding and curing of samples prior to compressive and flexural/tensile strength testing of prisms, cubes and briquettes. Manual and automatic compression machines are available with ADR Touch control and accessories including compression and flexural jigs, and platen sets. A laboratory flame photometer enables the measurement of cement sodium, potassium, calcium and barium, and a muffle furnace can be used to measure loss-on-ignition. The soundness of cement must be tested to ensure that once hardened, large changes in volume do not occur. Soundness is usually tested on hardened cement paste in Le Chatelier moulds with a steam tank or water bath, or in high pressure autoclaves (ASTM method). The determination of water content, setting time and soundness of cement can be conducted with ELE’s Vicat apparatus, using either a manual or automatic penetrometer. The ELE Le Chatelier Flask is used to measure the specific gravity (relative density) of hydration cement and the Blaine Apparatus is employed for fineness determination. The air content and density of mortar, masonry cement and lime can be determined by the pressure method, using an air entrainment meter. United States | United Kingdom | Asia | Middle East Tel: +44 (0) 1525 249 200 - Fax: +44 (0) 1525 249 249 - Email: ele@eleint.co.uk Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookies Terms and Conditions of Sale Delivery Policy realnet - websites that perform We use cookies to provide website functionality and to analyse traffic on our website. We (and our service providers) use small text files called cookies and similar technology on your device. These cookies do not reveal your identity, web use or other behaviour. Our Cookie Statement provides more information and explains how to update your cookie settings. View our cookies policy. By clicking 'Accept All Cookies', you agree that this site using cookies. If you do not want cookies to be used, you can click the "Decline All Cookies" button, but it may have an impact on the way you experience our website and others. Accept All Cookies Decline All Cookies