Characterization of supplementary cementitious materials by thermal analysis

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• 作者：Susan A. Bernal ; Maria C. G. Juenger ; Xinyuan Ke…
• 刊名：Materials and Structures
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：50
• 期：1
• 全文大小：1,050 KB
• 刊物类别：Engineering
• 刊物主题：Structural Mechanics
  Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
  Mechanical Engineering
  Operating Procedures and Materials Treatment
  Civil Engineering
  Building Materials
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1871-6873
• 卷排序：50

文摘

Working Group 1 of RILEM TC 238-SCM ‘Hydration and microstructure of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)’ is defining best practices for the physical and chemical characterization of SCMs, and this paper focusses on their thermal analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) can provide valuable data on the chemical and mineralogical composition of SCMs. Loss-on-ignition (LOI) testing is a commonly used, standardized, but less sophisticated version of TGA that measures mass at endpoints only, with heating generally in air. In this paper we describe the use of TGA and LOI to characterize Portland cement with limestone additions, coal combustion fly ashes, ground-granulated blast furnace slag, calcined clays, and natural pozzolans. This paper outlines the value and limitations of TGA and LOI (in the formats defined in different standards regimes) for material characterization, and describes testing methods and analysis. TGA testing parameters affect the mass loss recorded at temperatures relevant for LOI measurements (700–1000 °C) of slags and fly ashes, mainly associated with oxidation reactions taking place upon heating. TGA of clays and natural pozzolans is utilized to identify optimal calcination conditions leading to dehydroxylation and consequent structural amorphization, particularly for kaolinite. However, dehydroxylation and amorphization do not occur at similar temperatures for all clays, limiting the applicability of TGA for this purpose. Although TGA is widely utilized for characterization of SCMs, the testing parameters significantly affect the results obtained, and TGA results require careful interpretation. Therefore, standardization of TGA testing conditions, particularly for LOI determination of slags and fly ashes, is required.KeywordsSupplementary cementitious materialsPozzolansLoss on ignitionThermal analysisCharacterization