Heloina Nogueira da Costa , Antônio Eduardo Bezerra Cabral , Ricardo Emílio Ferreira Quevedo Nogueira
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Abstract
This study aims to investigate the mechanical behavior and microstructure formation of alkali-activated pastes prepared from basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag and fly ash (FA). In addition, the fluidity and setting time of five different proportions of FA and BOF (0/100, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75 and 100/0) were prepared using silicate and sodium hydroxide as activators. Compressive strength (1, 7 and 28 days), stress-strain curve, modulus of elasticity and fracture energy were evaluated in the hardened state. Infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis were used to analyze the microstructure. The best mini-slump results was 50/50 paste with 117.3 mm, 8.0 Pa and 2096.8 kg/m3 of spreading diameter, yield stress and density, respectively. The calcium present in BOF accelerated the setting time. Compressive strength of paste 50/50 presented higher, 52.3, 57.6 and 62.3 MPa at 1, 7 and 28 days and also the higher modulus of elasticity (25.9 GPa) and fracture energy (116.9 N/m). Microstructural analyses indicate the increasing the BOF slag content, increases the availability of calcium, densifying the microstructure, due to the formation of C-(N)-A-S-H (hydrated calcium aluminosilicate) and C-A-S-H (hydrated calcium aluminosilicate) gels, which are also responsible for the mechanical strength growth up to 50 % BOF increment. However, in pastes with higher fly ash contents (75/25 and 100/0), the N-A-S-H (hydrated sodium aluminosilicate) gel type predominates. Therefore, the results obtained confirm the potential of using BOF slag as a calcium and Fa as a silica source in alkali-activated pastes.
研究了以碱性氧炉(BOF)钢渣和粉煤灰(FA)为原料制备的碱活性膏体的力学行为和微观结构形成。此外,以硅酸盐和氢氧化钠为活化剂,制备了FA和BOF 5种不同配比(0/100、75/25、50/50、25/75和100/0)的流动性和凝固时间。对硬化状态下的抗压强度(1、7和28天)、应力-应变曲线、弹性模量和断裂能进行了评价。采用红外光谱、扫描电镜、x射线衍射和热分析等方法对其微观结构进行了分析。最小坍落度为50/50,铺展直径、屈服应力和密度分别为117.3 mm、8.0 Pa和2096.8 kg/m3。转炉中钙的存在加快了凝固时间。1、7、28 d时,膏体抗压强度分别为52.3、57.6、62.3 MPa,弹性模量(25.9 GPa)和断裂能(116.9 N/m)较高。微观结构分析表明,随着转炉炉渣含量的增加,钙的可用性增加,微观结构致密化,这是由于C-(N) a - s - h(水合铝硅酸钙)和C- a - s - h(水合铝硅酸钙)凝胶的形成,这也是机械强度增长高达50% %转炉增加量的原因。而在粉煤灰含量较高的膏体中(75/25和100/0),N-A-S-H(水合铝硅酸钠)凝胶型占主导地位。因此,研究结果证实了转炉炉渣作为钙源和Fa作为硅源用于碱活性膏体的潜力。
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