The type of cement to be used is based on the structure you are trying to build. While there could be multiple varieties of cement that are available in market OPC & PPC types of cement are the most commonly used. In general, Portland cement is made by heating sources of lime, iron, silica, and alumina to clinkering temperature to create a powdered form cement.
There are three things that define the difference of one form of cement from another:
- The composition of raw materials
- Characteristics of cement manufacturing plant
- Finishing processes in the form of grinding, blending etc.
Wonder Cement, one of India’s leading cement manufacturing companies, produces OPC and PPC types of cement, the most widely used compositions across the world. Wonder Cement uses world class technology at its manufacturing plants in Rajasthan to produce OPC & PPC cement and give the nation the strength and its people a perfect beginning to a textbook life.
Ordinary Portland Cement(OPC)
This is the most widely used cement. The cost of producing it is low, raw materials are readily available giving a high-quality cement that does not charge the pocket much. At Wonder Cement, OPC is produced by using a fully-automated dry manufacturing process with the help of a ROBOTIC(POLAB) system. OPC is available in two grades which are OPC-43 and OPC-53.
OPC is most widelyused for high rise buildings, heavy defence structures, roads, runways, bridges& flyovers.
Portland Pozzolana Cement(PPC)
PPC is produced at Wonder Cement using a fully automated dry manufacturing process with strict quality assurance at all stages using a ROBOTIC(POLAB) system. Well burnt OPC clinker is grinded with gypsum and pozzolanic materials to produce PPC of high quality. PPC finds its ideal application in marine work, mass concrete work, residential construction etc.
In general, PPC is expected to sustain more numbers of years than OPC justifying its higher price than OPC.
Whichever type of cement you use basis you construct needs, make sure the cement is from a reputed brand that has been known to deliver high quality cement. Wonder Cement is off course one of them.
