ABSTRACT

The term calcium aluminate cement (abbreviation CAC) covers a range of inorganic binders characterized by the presence of monocalcium aluminate (CaO.Al,O3, abbreviation CA) as their main constituent. The chemical composition of calcium aluminate cement may vary over a wide range, with A12O3 contents ranging between about 40% and 80%. Unlike Portland cement it does not contain tricalcium silicate, but may contain limited amounts of dicalcium silicate. Calcium aluminate cement is also called aluminous cement (abbreviation AC) or high-alumina cement (abbreviation HAC). The trade names Ciment Fondu and SECAR (for cements with lower and higher A12O3 contents respectively) are also being widely used. The following is a selection of overview articles discussing calcium aluminate cement: Bensted (1993); George (1983); Kurdowski et al. (1986); Mangabhai (1990); Mohan (1991); Su et al. (1992); Holterhoff (1993); Scrivener and Capmas (1998).