Table 3 Mortars composition by mass.

From: Influence of very high temperatures on properties of medium grained lightweight aggregate mortars containing perlite and various cement types

Symbol

Cement type, mass

Silica fume

Water

Expanded perlite (EP)

Sand

Superplasticizer (SP)

 

(g)

(g)

(g)

(g)

(g)

(g)

(% of cement mass)

OPC EP0

CEM I 42,5 R

1620

180

900 (w/b ratio 0.5)

0

8640

15

0.83

OPC EP25

553

6480

18

1.00

OPC EP50

414

4320

23

1.28

OPC EP75

276

2160

28

1.56

OPC EP100

138

0

33

1.83

CSAC EP0

Calcium sulphoaluminate cement

0

8640

7

0.39

CSAC EP25

553

6480

10

0.56

CSAC EP50

414

4320

14

0.78

CSAC EP75

276

2160

22

1.22

CSAC EP100

138

0

30

1.67

CAC EP0

Calcium aluminate cement

0

8640

16

0.89

CAC EP25

553

6480

18

1.00

CAC EP50

414

4320

23

1.28

CAC EP75

276

2160

28

1.56

CAC EP100

138

0

33

1.83