A combined QXRD/TG method to quantify the phase composition of hydrated Portland cements
| Autor: | Alexander V. Soin, Stephen D. Kinrade, Lionel J.J. Catalan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Cement
Thermogravimetric analysis Materials science Calcium hydroxide Scanning electron microscope Analytical chemistry Mineralogy Building and Construction law.invention Thermogravimetry chemistry.chemical_compound Portland cement chemistry law Phase (matter) General Materials Science Calcium silicate hydrate |
| Zdroj: | Cement and Concrete Research. 48:17-24 |
| ISSN: | 0008-8846 |
| Popis: | A new method is reported for quantifying the mineral phases in hydrated cement pastes that is based on a combination of quantitative X-ray diffractometry (QXRD) and thermogravimetry (TG). It differs from previous methods in that it gives a precise measure of the amorphous phase content without relying on an assumed stoichiometric relationship between the principal hydration products, calcium hydroxide (CH) and calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H). The method was successfully applied to gray and white ordinary Portland cements (GOPC and WOPC, respectively) that were cured for up to 56 days. Phase distributions determined by QXRD/TG closely matched those from gray-level analysis of backscattered scanning electron microscope (BSEM) images, whereas elemental compositions obtained for the amorphous phase by QXRD/TG agreed well with those measured by quantitative energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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