high-alumina cement

high-alumina cement

[¦hī ə′lüm·ə·nə si′ment]

(materials)

aluminate cement

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calcium aluminate cement, aluminous cement, (Brit.) high-alumina cement

The product obtained by pulverizing clinker, consisting essentially of hydraulic calcium aluminates resulting from fusing or sintering a suitably proportioned mixture of aluminous and calcareous materials.

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