Proposed Structure for Calcium Silicate Hydrate Gel
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Ceramic Society
- Vol. 69 (6), 464-467
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1986.tb07446.x
Abstract
Calcium silicate hydrate gel is a very poorly crystalline material that is the main product of reaction of portland cement with water. Evidence is presented for a disordered layer structure, in which most of the layers are structurally imperfect ones of jennite (Ca9Si6O32H22), and others are similarly related to 1.4-nm tobermorite (Ca5Si6O26H18), both structures being modified by omission of many of their silicate tetrahedra. The evidence comprises conditions of formation, silicate anion type, Ca/Si ratio, H2O/Ca ratios and densities for various drying conditions, thermogravimetric curve, X-ray powder and selected-area electron diffraction patterns, and results of analytical electron microfcopy.Keywords
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