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Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 11:28pm On May 20, 2015 |
pls your candid advice between elephant and dangote cement which one is better in plastering a building.pls i want to use the better one.pls give reasons. thank u 1 Like |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by Affableacho(m): 12:02am On May 21, 2015 |
Omo I dey queue oh, I need that info too, infact every young man need this oh. . FP things |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 6:15am On May 21, 2015 |
Lil I beg make d expert give us better reasons |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 9:35am On May 21, 2015 |
still expecting |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by shamecurls(m): 10:01am On May 21, 2015 |
Following these thread |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 11:06am On May 21, 2015 |
builders no dey for this forum.yet to get ans |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by topsy23: 3:04pm On May 21, 2015 |
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Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 8:52pm On May 22, 2015 |
ok |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by murshid09(m): 6:39am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Ogbonge elephant.elephant na baba |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by bukkyshobajo: 3:27pm On Aug 22, 2015 |
DANGOTE cement is equally as good as Elephant cement |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by Midas02(m): 9:54am On Jul 23, 2017 |
bukkyshobajo: Baba nla misinformation!! Whoever listens to and acts on this crap has been done a great disservice - nothing could be further from the truth! The problem with many Nigerians is that someone builds one or two structures, deals with a few mason or artisans and now they consider themselves experts ![]() Both Dangote, Elephant, Wapco, Ashaka and other brands from Lafarge are all portland cement. There are 3 main classes of portland cement - 32.5, 42.5 and 52.5. When using the cements in concrete you can achieve high and low strength concrete with each/any type of cement. But with a lower strength class cement there is an economical limit on achieving high to very high concrete strength - this means that you may have to use a little more cement to attain the same strength! Whenever you see R written with it (e.g 42.5R) it means that the cement is a rapid setting cement - this means it will set faster (usually 8 hours) than normal cement. 42.5N means the cement is normal and may take up to 24 hours to set. Dangote is the only cement that comes in 42.5 class. Dangote Cement is currently the only company producing 52.5 grade cement in the country, which it sells at the same price as its 42.5 grade cement. Most other manufacturers in Nigeria were manufacturing to the 32.5 grade. The new regulations, which Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has said will be strictly enforce, states that 42.5 grade cement must be used for casting of columns, beams, slabs and for moulding blocks, while 52.5 grade cement is now mandatory for building bridges. 32.5 should be used for plastering. Lafarge, which manufactures (Elephant, Ashaka, Unicem and PowerMax) was quick to respond and sue SON. In truth, my opinion is that SON was being reckless and conniving! 32.5 cement is as good as any (proven all over the world!) - the difference is that you may need to use a little more in the mixture of the aggregate and you will attain the same compressive strength! Here is Lafarge's guideline for mixing Elephant cement: Using a mix sequence of CEMENT/SAND/AGGREGATE/WATER FOR HIGHER STRENGTH CONCRETE Grade 25/30 use: 1 Headpan/1.5 Headpans/3 Headpans/0.5 Headpans FOR MEDIUM STRENGTH CONCRETE Grade 15/20 use: 1 Headpan/2 Headpans/4 Headpans/0.5 Headpans FOR LEAN MIXES Grade 7.5/15 use: 1 Headpan /3 Headpans/6 Headpans/0.5 Headpans FOR MORTAR & PLASTERING (GENERAL PURPOSES ) use: 1 Headpan/6 Headpans (cement/sand) I hope this helps anybody who comes looking for information. I hate it when people are misinformed by half-baked information. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by Nobody: 3:04am On Mar 10, 2018 |
Midas02: What do you recommend for flooring a compound? Thanks. 2 Likes |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by Midas02(m): 8:24pm On Mar 12, 2018 |
EgunMogaji: Simply use the guideline for medium strength mixture above. |
Re: Dangote Cement Vs Elephant Cement by banilo4love: 3:34pm On Sep 20, 2021 |
As a structural engineer, all regulated passed cement manufacturers are good. it depends on what you want to use it for. personally, i prefer more cement to be used in place of more addictive. facts been told, cement are binders just as metacasphase is a binder. the strength itself is the aggregates and rebar (granite, sharp sand and reinforcement) in conjunction with appropriated water. I would want to appeal that you consult an engineer for the best cement to use for your structures which would be backed up with facts and for engineers, reach out to a senior colleague for more info. Please don't draw conclusions in the name of write-ups as these write ups might be copied without a detailed experiment been carried out. God bless Nigerian Construction personnels. God bless Nigeria. |
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