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kvsubramanyam		 difference between OPC and PPC Cement.and Grades. View All
I wuold like to know the difference between PPC and OPC cement and its Grades.Also the application of PPC and OPC.
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Niel
 OPC = Ordinary Portland Cement or type I Cement
PPC = Pozzolanic Portland Cement or type IV Cement

Wikipedia has an excellent discussion of about the types of cement and where and why they are used.

Niel Leon]
Community Developer - Engineering.com

14 years ago

Source: [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_cement


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