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The Effect Of Calcium Nitrate On The Hydration Of Calcium Aluminate Cement At Different Curing Temperatures, Hongxia Wang, Guizhi Diao, Guanghua Liu, H Wang, Lixiong Gao, Guangwei Liu
The Effect Of Calcium Nitrate On The Hydration Of Calcium Aluminate Cement At Different Curing Temperatures, Hongxia Wang, Guizhi Diao, Guanghua Liu, H Wang, Lixiong Gao, Guangwei Liu
International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures
Phase conversion in calcium aluminate cements (CAC) induces significant volumetric instability; it would result in an increase in porosity and decrease in strength in CAC. In this study, calcium nitrate (CN) as a phase conversion inhibitor, the effect of CN on the hydration of CAC at different curing temperatures was studied. Xray diffraction, thermal analysis, SEM, isothermal calorimetry and the compressive strength were conducted on the CAC dosages of 0%, 5%, 10% and 15%CN cured at 20�, 30�, 40� and 50�. The results show CN can retard CAC hydration, alter the characters of the hydrates of CAC systems and avoid …