Properties and Durability of Cementitious Composites Incorporating Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials

Autor: Yosra Rmili, Khadim Ndiaye, Lionel Plancher, Zine El Abidine Tahar, Annelise Cousture, Yannick Melinge
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 5, p 2040 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14052040
2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app14052040
Popis: This paper investigates the properties and durability of cementitious composites incorporating solid-solid phase change materials (SS-PCM), an innovative heat storage material. Mortars with varying SS-PCM contents (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%) were formulated and characterized for rheological, structural, mechanical, and thermal properties. Durability assessment focused on volume stability (shrinkage), chemical stability (carbonation), and mechanical stability (over thermal cycles). Mortars with SS-PCM exhibited significant porosity and decreased mechanical strength with higher SS-PCM content. However, thermal insulation capacity increased proportionally. Notably, the material’s shrinkage resistance rose with SS-PCM content, mitigating cracking issues. Despite faster carbonation kinetics in SS-PCM mortars, attributed to high porosity, carbonation appeared to enhance long-term mechanical performance by increasing compressive strength. Additionally, SS-PCM composites demonstrated superior stability over thermal cycles compared to reference mortars.
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