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Differentiate Between OPC & PPC

The document compares Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC) across various parameters including definition, composition, durability, initial strength, grades, environmental impact, heat of hydration, cost, permeability, workability, volume of mortar, curing period, resistance to chemical attacks, and setting time. OPC is characterized by higher initial strength and lower durability, while PPC is more eco-friendly, has better long-term strength, and requires a longer curing period. Overall, PPC is presented as a more economical and sustainable option compared to OPC.

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Differentiate Between OPC & PPC

The document compares Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC) across various parameters including definition, composition, durability, initial strength, grades, environmental impact, heat of hydration, cost, permeability, workability, volume of mortar, curing period, resistance to chemical attacks, and setting time. OPC is characterized by higher initial strength and lower durability, while PPC is more eco-friendly, has better long-term strength, and requires a longer curing period. Overall, PPC is presented as a more economical and sustainable option compared to OPC.

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Description OPC PPC

The word OPC stands for Ordinary The word PPC stands for Pozzolana
Definition
Portland Cement Portland Cement
Ordinary Portland cement is a
Pozzolana cement is manufactured by
mixture of limestone, raw
Raw Material mixing 30% of pozzolana to Ordinary
argillaceous, calcareous materials and
Portland cement clinkers.
gypsum.
The pozzolana is a material which is
OPC comprises of huge amount of formed due to the volcanic eruptions.
Composition
Limestone powder in it It is a siliceous material having about
80% clay in it.
The main motto of adding Pozzolana
The durability of concrete made by
Durability Materials to OPC is to enhance the
OPC is less when compared with PPC
Durability of Concrete
The initial strength of OPC is higher The initial strength is less but for
Initial Strength when compared with PPC which longer duration, the strength of PPC is
makes effective for construction comparatively higher than OPC.
There are no such grades in PPC, the
strength of PPC matches the OPC33
Three different grades OPC33, [Link] is differentiated based on
Grades OPC43, OPC53 grades of cement is type of pozzolanic material added in
available in market OPC , the different types of Pozollonic
materials are Fly ash, Volcanic tuff,
Rice Husk ash
PPC is more eco friendlier than OPC
OPC is an ecofriendly product where as the carbon footprints generated by
Environmental
most of the materials present in manufacturing PPC is less when
Impact
cement is naturally available compared with OPC which reduces
the environmental pollution
OPC generates more heat after PPC has a slow hydration process due
Heat of
mixing with the water which makes to which heat generation is
Hydration
OPC is not suitable for mass casting. comparatively lower.
The price of PPC is less which makes
Cost OPC is more costlier than PPC
the construction economic.
Lower the fineness , higher the PPC has a fineness of 300m2/Kg so it
Permeability
permeability. OPC has a fineness of has lower permeability with higher
and Fineness
225m2/kg durability
Good workable concrete can be
Workability of Concrete made with PPC has more
achieved using OPC, but the
Concrete workability than OPC
workability is less than PPC
Volume of mortar achieved is less The volume of mortar achieved by
Volume of
when compared with the PPC as OPC PPC is higher than OPC as PPC is less
Mortar
is less finer density
As per IS456:2000 the minimum As per IS456:2000, the minimum
curing period should not be less than curing period of any blended cement
7 days when exposed to hot and (PPC) the minimum curing period
Curing period
extreme weather conditions, the should not be less than 10 days and
minimum curing period should not be for hot conditions, 14 days is
less than 10days required.
Resistance to The resistance of Ordinary Portland The resistance capacity of PPC to
chemical attacks cement to chlorides, sulfates is less chlorides, sulfates etc is high for PPC
The initial setting time of OPC is The initial setting time of PPC is
Setting time 30mins & The final setting time of 30mins & The final setting time of
OPC is 600mins PPC is 600mins

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