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The Microstructure of Anhydrous Cement and its Effect on Hydration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Karen L. Scrivener
Karen L. Scrivener*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Metallurgy & Materials Science, Imperial College, Prince Consort Rd, London SW7 2BP, UK
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Abstract

The hydration and microstructural development of cement are affected by the arrangement of anhydrous phases within the cement grains. Backscattered electron images and X-ray microanalysis can be used to characterize the microstructure of anhydrous cement. An image analyzer has been used to measure the overall proportions of silicate and interstitial phases in several cements and to measure the proportions of these phases that are exposed on the surface. These results are compared with the rates of heat evolution during the hydration of the cements.

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