Portland, mixed or hydraulic, are the three main types of cement most widely used, but Portland and mixed cement are primarily hydraulic concrete. Most cement types used in construction are mainly hydraulic.
1. Hydraulic cement:
Type GU: General Use
Type HE: High Early Strength
Type MS: Moderate Sulfate Resistance
Type HS: High Sulfate Resistance
Type MH: Moderate Heat of Hydration
Type LH: Low Heat of Hydration
2. Portland cement:
Type I, Type IA: general-purpose types of cement
Type II, Type IIA: contain no more than 8% tricalcium aluminate
Type III, Type IIIA: similar to Type I but has higher early strength
Type IV: develops strength over longer periods of time, used in a special type of structures that require heat to be generated from the hydration
Type V: high sulphate resistance, contains no more than 5% tricalcium aluminate
3. Blended cement:
Type IS (X): Portland blast furnace slag cement
Type IP (X): Portland-pozzolan cement