QUALITY CONTROL

The factory is equipped with a ‘state of the art’ laboratory. A team of highly qualified professionals work 24x7 who carry out quality tests and analysis of raw materials, work in process and finished products, to ensure the products are of the highest quality.

The Research and Development team has developed cost effective inputs to meet process parameters.

Regular analysis of cement samples is conducted in-house. By using XRF and instrumental methods. Samples are also sent to independent quality analysts for inspections and to establish quality standards.
 
 
Product wise Quality Parameters
Test
Physical Properties
Anjani
43 GRADE
IS 8112:1989 OPC - 43 Anjani
53 GRADE
IS 12269:1987 OPC - 53 Anjani PPC Gold IS 1489  (Part - 1):1991
- PPC
Fineness
Specific surface (m /Kg) 275 > 225 290 > 225 330 >300
Soundness
Lechatlier Method (m.m.) 1.0 < 10 1.0 < 10 1.0 < 10
Auto clave (%) 0.04 < 0.8 0.03 < 0.8 0.02 < 0.8
Setting time
Initial minutes 110 > 30 100 > 30 110 > 30
Final minutes 230 < 600 210 < 600 260 < 600
Compressive strength Mpa
3 days 30 > 23 33 > 27 20 > 16
7 days 40 > 33 43 > 37 30 > 22
28 days 50 > 43 58 > 53 40 > 33
Chemical requirements
Loss on ignition (%) 2.0 < 5 1.3 < 4.0 1.7 < 5
Insoluble residue (%) 4.5 < 5 4.0 < 5.0 -27 15 - 35
Magnesium Oxide (%) 1.3 < 6 0.8 < 6 1.0 < 6
Lime saturation factor 0.87 0.66 - 1.02 0.90 0.8 - 1.02    
Alumina Iron Ratio 1.0 < 0.66 1.05 < 0.66    
Sulphuric Anhydride (%) 2.1 < 3.00 2.1 < 3.00 2.0 < 3
Alkalies (%) 0.54   0.52   0.45  
Chlorides (%) 0.02 < 0.1 0.01 < 0.1 0.01 < 0.1
Declared % of fly ash used         25 - 27  

                              

  4.0(100-X)  
Not more than - X+  ——————,  X = Declared % of Fly ash.      % will not vary more than +3.0%
  100