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white portland cement

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white portland cement [′wīt ′pȯrt·lənd si′mənt]
(materials)
Finely ground portland cement made from pure calcite limestone and white clay.

white portland cement
A portland cement, produced from raw materials low in iron, which hydrates to a white paste; used to yield a concrete of considerable whiteness.


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The students then mixed together white Portland cement, builder's sand and steel wool with as little water as possible to produce a mixture with the consistency of mud.
Lehigh and its related companies produce and supply gray and white portland cements, masonry cements, custom color portland and masonry cements, aggregates, lightweight aggregates, ready mixed concrete, concrete pipe, cement block, pre-cast and pre-stressed cement products, fly ash and other pozzolanic materials.
 
 
 
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