MS 36-3:2020 Cement – Part 3: Cement for tropical use-Composition, specifications and conformity criteria

Scope:
This Mauritian Standard, complementary to MS EN 197-1, gives the composition, specifications and conformity criteria for cements intended to be used only in intertropical regions. These cements differ from common cements conforming to MS EN 197-1 by their composition. This Mauritian Standard allows the use of pozzolanic filler with a reactive silicon dioxide content less than 25.0 % by mass in the cement. The main type of cement for tropical use covered in this standard is CEM II Portland-composite cement. NOTE: In addition to the specified requirements, an exchange between the producer and the user of cement, of additional information may be useful. The procedures for such an exchange are outside the scope of this document; they are the subject of an agreement between the parties concerned.
This Mauritian Standard does not cover:

-very low heat special cement covered by EN 14216;

-supersulfated cement covered by EN 15743;

-calcium aluminate cement covered by EN 14647;

-masonry cement covered by MS EN 413-1. 2