Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy

Zhao, Yongjuan; Robinson, Ian; Liu, Xianping; Chen, Bo; Yang, Fei; Zhang, Yongming; Wang, Peiming

doi:10.3390/ma12121882

Title: Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy

Journal Article · Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121882· OSTI ID:1525403

Zhao, Yongjuan ^[1];

^[2]; Liu, Xianping ^[1]; Chen, Bo ^[3]; Yang, Fei ^[1]; Zhang, Yongming ^[1]; Wang, Peiming ^[1]

Tongji Univ., Shanghai (China)
Tongji Univ., Shanghai (China); Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Tongji Univ., Shanghai (China); Univ. College London, London (United Kingdom)

With the application of a three-dimensional (3D) characterization technique, serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBFSEM), the 3D microstructure of a hydrated cement monomineral, tricalcium silicate (C₃S), was measured with nanoscale resolution. The 3D morphologies of anhydrous particles, hydrated products, and capillary pores were visualized. Closed and open pores were discovered inside an anhydrous particle. The size and distribution of both the anhydrous C₃S particles and their capillary pores were analyzed quantitatively and the porosity was determined to be 9%. The distribution of pores was found to be in a good agreement with the inner and outer product model of Hu et. al., with an inner shell distance of 860 nm. Here, considering the spatial resolution of the instrument and the volume of sample measured, most pores in this experiment could be characterized as capillary pores.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1525403

Report Number(s):: BNL-211767-2019-JAAM

Journal Information:: Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 12; ISSN 1996-1944

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