Standards & Specifications

C3 - Cements

There are 27 types of common cement available in Europe.  They are specified in:

• BS EN 197-1 Cement.  Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements

There are two other Standards in the BS EN 197 series:

• BS EN 197-2 Cement.  Conformity evaluation
• BS EN 197-4 Cement.  Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for low early strength blastfurnace cements

There is a separate Standard for cement used in masonry:

• BS EN 413-1 Masonry cement. Composition, specifications and conformity criteria

In addition, some British (BS) Standards are still current for cements that are not covered by BS EN 197-1, notably:

• BS 4027 Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement

The product specifications are supported by test methods:

• BS EN 196 Methods of testing cement.  (Currently published as nine Parts.)
• BS EN 413-2 Masonry cement.  Test methods

The trade association for the cement industry is the British Cement Association.  Additional information can be found on: www.cementindustry.co.uk