Designation:C1797M−16StandardSpecificationforGroundCalciumCarbonateandAggregateMineralFillersforuseinHydraulicCementConcrete1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1797M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationappliestogroundcalciumcarbonate(GCCisatypeofgroundlimestone)andotherfinelydividedaggregatemineralfiller(AMF)materialsforuseinconcretemixtures.ThespecificationdefinesthetypesofGCCandAMFmaterialsforuseinconcrete.1.2Ifconcreteinserviceissubjecttosulfateexposure,fillersderivedfromgroundlimestoneshouldnotbeusedunlessmitigationmethodsareused.NOTE1—AmericanConcreteInstitute(ACI)technicaldocuments201.2R,318,332,and350containusefulinformationandcoderequire-mentsdealingwithsulfateexposureinservice.SolublesulfateinwatercanbedeterminedinaccordancewithTestMethodD516orTestMethodD4130.PercentsulfatebymassinsoilcanbedeterminedbyTestMethodC1580.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.NOTE2—SievesizeisidentifiedbyitsstandarddesignationinSpeci-ficationE11.Thealternativedesignationgiveninparenthesesisforinformationonlyanddoesnotrepresentadifferentstandardsievesize.1.4Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnotes,whichprovideexplanatoryinformation.Thesenotesandfoot-notes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C25TestMethodsforChemicalAnalysisofLimestone,Quicklime,andHydratedLimeC50/C50MPracticeforSampling,SamplePreparation,Packaging,andMarkingofLi...
