Ferrito aluminato tetracálcico

English translation: tetracalcium aluminoferrite

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Spanish term or phrase:Ferrito aluminato tetracálcico
English translation:tetracalcium aluminoferrite
Entered by: Carola Gonzalez

12:08 Dec 14, 2008
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Science - Science (general) / Chemistry
Spanish term or phrase: Ferrito aluminato tetracálcico
"El ferrito aluminato tetracálcico (C4AS) es un componente minoritario entre los 4 mayoritarios"

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tetracalcium aluminoferrite
Explanation:
It is one of many components/ingredients to produce cement and concrete, specifically portland cement.
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5 +1tetracalcium aluminoferrite
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4 +1tetracalcium ferroaluminate
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tetracalcium ferroaluminate


Explanation:
possibility


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agree  Deborah Greenberg: Agree but the references I find list the words as separate or hyphenated: ferro alumnate or ferro-alumnate. See Google: http://www.google.es/search?hl=en&lr=lang_es|lang_fr|lang_en...
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tetracalcium aluminoferrite


Explanation:
It is one of many components/ingredients to produce cement and concrete, specifically portland cement.

Example sentence(s):
  • This high heat drives off, or calcines, the chemically combined water and carbon dioxide from the raw materials and forms new compounds (tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate and tetracalcium aluminoferrite)

    Reference: http://www.cement.org/basics/concretebasics_faqs.asp
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ICC Group of Associated Companies
12, Tricalcium Aluminate (C3A), 7.0 - 12.0%. 13, Tetracalcium Aluminoferrite ( C4AF), 6.0 - 10.0% ... 11, Tetracalcium Aluminoferrite (C4AF), 9% (typically) ...
www.icc-commodities.com/?module=subarea&action=view&id=6 - 21k - Cached - Similar pages
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Gulf Cement Co. UAE
Tetra Calcium Aluminoferrite (C4AF) C4AF do not affect strength or setting time. It has low heat of hydration. Magnesium Oxide ( MgO ) ...
www.gulfcement.com/Plants/faqPlant.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
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3010642 CSA H&S-v2
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CAS: 10034-77-2, tetra calcium alumino ferrite. CAS: 12068-35-8 and calcium titanate CAS:. 12049-50-2. Also small amounts of calcium sulphate CAS: ...
www.castlecement.co.uk/new/PDF/hse/calcium sulfo-aluminate.... - Similar pages
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How Cement Is Made
The main compounds present in Portland cement are tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate and tetracalcium aluminoferrite, ...
rugby.cemex.co.uk/pages/howcementismade.asp?menu=option3 - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

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