Cement is a fine chemical powder contain mixture of calcium silicate ,aluminates and gypsum used as binding material in construction works. Cement is most used alternative binding material of lime now a days. Actually cement provide more strength than lime as per civil engineering.
The cement is obtained by burning the mixture of calcareous and argillaceous material at high temperature (about 1400 degree centigrade to 1600 degree centigrade).The calcined product is called “Clinker“. Then about 5% of gypsum added to clinker and then pulverized in very fine chemical powder which is known as cement.
