Effect of Hydration Heat on Iodine Distribution in Gypsum-Additive Calcium Aluminate Cement

The effect of colloidal silica (CS) on the hydrate phases and microstructure evolution of calcium aluminate cement (CAC) was investigated. Samples hydrated with CS were obtained and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), hydration heat measurement and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The results revealed that SiO2 nanoparticles may affect the hydrates crystallization process. There was a compact structure in the CAC paste with CS, while petal-shaped hydrates with a porous structure were formed in the pure CAC paste. The maximum value of electrical conductivity for CAC paste with CS suggested that the early stage of hydration for CAC was accelerated. However, the hydration heat curves revealed that the late stage of the CAC hydration process was inhibited, and the hydration degree was reduced, this result was in accordance with Thermogravimetry-Differential scanning calorimetry(TG-DSC) curves. The fitting results of hydration heat curves further showed that the hydration degree at NG (nucleation and crystal growth) process stage was promoted, while it was limited at the phase boundaries stage, and the diffusion stage in the hydration reaction was brought forward due to the addition of CS. According to these results and analyses, the differences in the hydration process for CAC with and without CS can be attributed to the distribution and nucleation effect of SiO2 nanoparticles.

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Effect of Micro-Sized Alumina Powder on the Hydration Process of Calcium Aluminate Cement

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.281.249 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 281 ◽

pp. 249-254

Author(s):

Zhong Feng Xia ◽

Zhou Fu Wang ◽

Xi Tang Wang ◽

Hao Liu ◽

Yan Ma

Keyword(s):

Calcium Aluminate ◽

Cement Hydration ◽

Calcium Aluminate Cement ◽

Hydration Heat ◽

High Alumina ◽

Alumina Powder ◽

Hydration Products ◽

Refractory Castables ◽

Alumina Refractory ◽

Aluminate Cement

Micro-sized alumina powder is widely used in low cement high-alumina refractory castables. The hydration of calcium aluminate cement can be affected by adding micro-sized alumina powder. This work addresses the hydration of a commercial cement at 25°C with 50 wt% micro-sized alumina powder added. The hydration heat was measured by isothermal micro-calorimetry. The phase composition and microstructure of the hydration products at the designated times were studied by XRD and SEM, respectively. The results showed that micro-sized alumina powder accelerated the dissolution of CAC. The induction period of the cement hydration reduced from 13h to 4.5h, and the hydration heat within 50hs was increased from 469J/g to 587J/g with the addition of micro-sized alumina powder. The morphology of the hydrates was flocculent amorphous at the beginning, and then transformed to short rods or cubic shape with micro-sized alumina powder added.

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Physicochemical, Mineralogical, and Mechanical Properties of Calcium Aluminate Cement Concrete Exposed to Elevated Temperatures

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14143855 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (14) ◽

pp. 3855

Author(s):

Amirmohamad Abolhasani ◽

Bijan Samali ◽

Fatemeh Aslani

Keyword(s):

Temperature Rise ◽

Calcium Aluminate ◽

Elevated Temperatures ◽

Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity ◽

Pulse Velocity ◽

Calcium Aluminate Cement ◽

Cement Concrete ◽

Sem Images ◽

Strength Deterioration ◽

Aluminate Cement

One commonly used cement type for thermal applications is CAC containing 38–40% alumina, although the postheated behavior of this cement subjected to elevated temperature has not been studied yet. Here, through extensive experimentation, the postheated mineralogical and physicochemical features of calcium aluminate cement concrete (CACC) were examined via DTA/TGA, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and the variation in the concrete physical features and the compressive strength deterioration with temperature rise were examined through ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) values. In addition, other mechanical features that were addressed were the residual tensile strength and elastic modulus. According to the XRD test results, with the temperature rise, the dehydration of the C3AH6 structure occurred, which, in turn, led to the crystallization of the monocalcium dialuminate (CA2) and alumina (Al2O3) structures. The SEM images indicated specific variations in morphology that corresponded to concrete deterioration due to heat.

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