Description
ASTM C151 • ASTM C490 • AASHTO T107
- Used to determine the expansion of a hardened cement paste when exposed to the autoclave conditions.
- The autoclave expansion test provides an index of potential delayed expansion caused by the hydration of CaO or MgO, or both, when present in hydraulic cement.
- It consists of a high pressure boiler made from special alloy steel.
