Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 50, Issue 11, 2834(2022)
Effect of Calcium Chloride Solution on Performance of Calcium Sulphoaluminate Cement at -10 ℃
The influence of cold CaCl2 solution on the setting behavior, strength development, mineralogical composition, microstructure, and chloride content of calcium sulphoaluminate (CSA) cement at –10 ℃ was investigated. The results show that there is a significant and persistent temperature peak in CSA cement pastes mixed with 16% and 28% cold CaCl2 solution, so CSA cement can hydrate continuously. The temperature peak retards from 90 min to 150 min as the solution concentration increases from 16% to 28%. The pastes with 16% CaCl2 solution set quickly and the compressive strength is high (initial setting time 15 min and final setting time 24 min, compressive strength 41.0 MPa at 1 day and 85.2 MPa at 28 days); while the pastes with 28% CaCl2 solution set slowly and the compressive strength is low (initial setting time 85 min and final setting time 155 min, compressive strength 24.3 MPa at 1 day and 57.7 MPa at 28 days). Ettringite is the primary hydration product and its morphology is needle in hydrated pastes with 16% CaCl2 solution. The Friedel?s salt turns to be dominant and the morphology is hexagonal plate in hydrated pastes with 28% CaCl2 solution. There is little binding chloride for 16% CaCl2 solution and 0.95% binding chloride for 28% CaCl2 solution. In the presence of CaCl2 solution, the CSA cement can hydrate continuously at –10 ℃. Furthermore, a shorter setting time and a higher strength can be obtained in CSA cement pastes mixed with 16%?20% CaCl2 solution.
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ZHANG Hongfei, YE Jiayuan, REN Junru, YANG Chaoshan, ZHANG Wensheng, SHI Di, ZHANG Jiangtao. Effect of Calcium Chloride Solution on Performance of Calcium Sulphoaluminate Cement at -10 ℃[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2022, 50(11): 2834
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Received: Apr. 13, 2022
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Published Online: Jan. 27, 2023
The Author Email: Hongfei ZHANG (phdzhanghf@163.com)