Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy
Abstract
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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[2];
- 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)
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- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1525403
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-211767-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1944
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1944
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; tricalcium silicate (C3S); hydration; 3D microstructure; serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBFSEM)
Citation Formats
Zhao, Yongjuan, Robinson, Ian, Liu, Xianping, Chen, Bo, Yang, Fei, Zhang, Yongming, and Wang, Peiming. Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.3390/ma12121882.
Zhao, Yongjuan, Robinson, Ian, Liu, Xianping, Chen, Bo, Yang, Fei, Zhang, Yongming, & Wang, Peiming. Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121882
Zhao, Yongjuan, Robinson, Ian, Liu, Xianping, Chen, Bo, Yang, Fei, Zhang, Yongming, and Wang, Peiming. Wed .
"Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121882. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1525403.
@article{osti_1525403,
title = {Three-dimensional characterization of hardened paste of hydrated tricalcium silicate by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy},
author = {Zhao, Yongjuan and Robinson, Ian and Liu, Xianping and Chen, Bo and Yang, Fei and Zhang, Yongming and Wang, Peiming},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.3390/ma12121882},
journal = {Materials},
number = 12,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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