Hydraulic material composition having high strength

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a hydraulic material composition having high strength, and more particularly to such a hydraulic material composition containing a hydraulic material, an ultra-fine particle, a water reducing agent and water.
2. Related Art Statement
It has been known from PCT Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-500863 and PCT Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-500645 that a cement composition having fluidity even at a low ratio of water to cement plus ultra-fine particle is obtainable by mixing a cement with an ultra-fine particle composed of silica fume which is a by-product of the process of producing ferrosilicon, and admixing with a water-reducing agent and water, followed by ordinary kneading operation; and that the compressive strength of the solidified mass of such a composition, after being aged in water, is not less than 100 MPa, with a further improvement in compressive strength by the combination of a special aggregate such that the compressive strength increases to 170 to 200 MPa.
However, the aforementioned known composition has a disadvantage that the hydrate contraction thereof is so large as to result in size change due to hydrate contraction or formation of cracking during the production process. On the other hand, it has been generally known that the strength of a solidified product is in close relation with the water/cement ratio so that a product having high strength can be obtained if the water/cement ratio is greatly reduced. The aforementioned known technique is one of the means for reducing the water/cement ratio. However, the fluidity of the composition having a low water/cement ratio significantly varies depending on the specific cement used. There is an ardent demand for the development of a cement composition having improved properties with high strength.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the principal object of this invention is to provide a hydraulic material composition which exhibits an improved fluidity even at a low water/hydraulic material ratio and gives a solidified product having high strength.
Another object of this invention is to provide a hydraulic material composition which is reduced in hydrate contraction, thus being prevented from cracking.
Additional object of this invention is to provide a hydraulic material composition which is improved in resistance to chemicals and gives a rigid and tough solidified product.
A further object of this invention is to provide a hydraulic material composition which exhibits high strength after a relatively short ageing time.
The above and other objects of this invention will become readily understood from the following detailed description of the invention.
According to the present invention, there is provided a hydraulic material composition having high strength comprising a hydraulic material, an ultra-fine particle, a water reducing agent and water, the hydraulic material containing 0 to 16.5% by weight of an aluminate phase consisting essentially of 3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 4CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will now be described more in detail.
The hydraulic material of the invention should contain an aluminate phase in the ratio of from 0 to 16.5 wt%, preferably from 0 to 14.0 wt%, based on the weight of the hydraulic material. The aluminate phase consists essentially of 3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 4CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3. This means that the aluminate phase in the hydraulic material may be revealed by powder X-ray diffractiometry or optical microscopy and the like to confirm the presence of 3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 4CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; and that it has been defined, according to one important aspect of the invention, that the total content of 3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and 4CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 should be in the range of from 0 to 16.5%, the content being calculated on the basis of the chemical composition determined by chemical analysis conducted generally in accordance with the JIS R-5202 Method while using the Bouge's equation. It should be noted here that the content of the aluminate phase is defined by percentage by weight (wt%) based on the weight of the hydraulic material. The fluidity of the composition at a low water/hydraulic material ratio is remarkably improved, as the content of aluminate phase decreases. If the content of aluminate phase exceeds 16.5 wt%, the fluidity of the composition at a low water/hydraulic material ratio is not appreciably improved.
The hydraulic materials which may be used in the present invention include various kinds of cements, mineral materials, combinations of materials having hydraulic activities and activators, and mixtures thereof. Examples of cements are various Portland cements, such as normal Portland cement, high early strength Portland cement, moderate heat Portland cement, white Portland cement and sulfate resisting Portland cement; various oil well cements; blended cements, such as silica cement, fly ash cement and blast furnace cement; and mixtures thereof.
Representative examples of the mineral materials which may be used as the hydraulic material in the composition of the invention are mineral materials of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5, solid solution of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and mixtures thereof. The mineral materials of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and/or solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 are principal constituents of Portland cements. Amongst them, mineral materials of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 may be synthesized by repeating cyclic processing comprising the steps of mixing starting materials, such as lime and silica, to prepare a mixture containing CaO and SiO.sub.2 in a molar raio of 3/1, burning the mixture at 1500.degree. C. to 1600.degree. C. and pulverizing the burnt mixture, until vanishing of free CaO is ascertained by powder X-ray diffractiometry or chemical analysis (Glycerine-alcohol method). On the other hand, the solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 are solid solutions normally containing about 90 to 95 wt% of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and the balance of one or more subsidiary constituents such as Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO and/or Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3. One example of the solid solution of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 is alite which is one of the main constituent minerals of general cements. Although somewhat different stoichiometric formulae have been proposed by individual research workers, the generally accepted formula thereof is Ca.sub.105 Mg.sub.2 AlO.sub.36 (AlSi.sub.35 O.sub.144), as reported by G. Yamaguchi and S. Takagi, Proc. 5th Int'l Symp. Chem. Cement, Tokyo, 1, 181.about.225 (1968), with optional other trace constituents.
A variety of chemical formulae may be considered depending on the kinds and quantities of components contained in minerals of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5. The minerals of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and/or solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 used in the invention have the analytical values of X-ray diffractiometry generally agreeing with those of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and alite recorded in the JCPDS cards.
The solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 may be synthesized by mixing the starting materials including lime, silica and other materials containing constituent components, to prepare a mixture having a predetermined chemical composition, and subjecting the mixture to repeated burning at 1500.degree. C. to 1600.degree. C. followed by pulverization until free CaO disappears or vanishes. It is recommended to use converter slag as the starting material therefor, to lower the production cost. (In this connection, reference should be made to a report by Kubodera, Koyama, Ando and Kondo, at a symposium of Japan Steel Mfg. Association held at Tokyo University in April of 1977.) An exemplary process utilizing converter slag as the starting material will be described below.
LD converter slag, which is one example of molten converter slags, is reduced at a temperature of about 1800.degree. C. to separate the slag from metals including Ti, Mn and V. The thus obtained reduced slag has a composition which varies slightly, and the composition may be adjusted by the addition of a small quantity of CaO or SiO.sub.2. Adjustment of the composition may be effected by adding quick lime, quartz sand or silica fume as the sources for CaO and SiO.sub.2 to the molten reduced slag, or by burning again in an electric furnace or the like at a temperature of about 1400.degree. C. to 1500.degree. C. The thus adjusted composition has an absorption peak, when analysed through the powder X-ray diffractiometry, agreeing with that of the alite recorded in the JCPDS card.
The materials having hydraulic activities include blast furnace slag, fly ash and mixtures thereof. Such a material generally has an average particle size of from 10 to 30 .mu.m, and has no hydraulic property in itself but it is hardened to form a rigid mass when combined with an activator. Activators which may be combined with such materials having hydraulic activities to harden the same have been known in the art, and include a variety of cements; calcium hydroxide; calcium oxide; quick lime; calcium sulfoaluminate minerals; a variety of inorganic and organic alkaline salts, such as carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides, silicofluorides and sodium, lithium and potassium salts of gluconic acid and citric acid; and calcium sulfates, i.e. anhydride, hemihydrate and dihydrate of calcium sulfate. Any one of the aforementioned activators may be used singly or two or more of them may be used in combination. Any one or more of these activators may be added in an amount which varies depending on the required properties and the specific kind or combination of the activator used, and it is desirable that not more than 100 parts by weight, preferably not more than 60 parts by weight, of an activator be admixed with 100 parts by weight of the material having hydraulic activity. The particularly preferred material having hydraulic activity is blast furnace slag which is prepared by cooling the by-product slag discharged from a blast furnace of an iron manufacturing factory with water or air to obtain a vitreous material which is then pulverized.
When a substance which releases Ca(OH).sub.2 upon contact with water such as calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, quick lime, or cements is used as an activator, it improves the fluidity of the entire composition significantly in cooperation with the action of the ultra-fine particle and the water reducing agent, with the result that the ultra-fine particles are dispersed uniformly in between the particles of the hydraulic material under the action of the water reducing agent to increase the strength of the final solidified mass remarkably. In order to attain the aimed for function of improving the fluidity of the composition by the addition of the substance releasing Ca(OH).sub.2 upon contact with water, it suffices to add such a very small quantity that to 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the hydraulic material and the ultra-fine particle there is added not more than 1 part by weight, preferably not more than 0.5 part by weight, of the Ca(OH).sub.2 -releasing substance.
The combination of the aforementioned material having hydraulic activity and the activator is only slightly exothermic to reduce or prevent thermal cracking due to liberation of heat of hydration, and in addition has further advantages such that the contraction by hardening or drying of the composition is decreased, and that the composition containing such a material having hydraulic activity is improved in resistance to chemicals.
As described hereinbefore, the hydraulic material of the invention should contain 0 to 16.5 wt% of an aluminate phase. To satisfy this essential condition or feature, when the hydraulic material used in the composition is a material containing a large amount of aluminate phase, for example, normal Portland cement, high early strength Portland cement or moderate heat Portland cement, it should be combined with the mineral material or the material having hydraulic activity, both containing no aluminate phase, or a material having only a little aluminate phase, for example, white Portland cement, sulfate resisting Portland cement, oil well cements or blended cements so that the content of aluminate phase in the final composition is not more than 16.5 wt%.
To the composition of the invention may be added, in addition to the hydraulic material, an additive, such as an expansive additive, a rapid hardening agent, a mixing additive for exhibiting high strength, an accelerator and a retarder. Preferable expansive additives are ettringite type expansive additives, such as "CSA #20" (Trade Name) available from Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K., and burnt quick limes, particularly burnt quick lime prepared by burning at a temperature of from 1100.degree. to 1300.degree. C. and having an average particle grain size of not more than 10 microns. On the other hand, examples of preferable rapid hardening agents are calcium aluminate type materials, such as alumina cements or combinations of alumina cements with calcium sulfate, the one sold under the Trade Name of "Denka ES" from Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K., and the one sold under the Trade Name of "Jet Cement" from Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. Examples of effective mixing additives for exhibiting high strength are calcium sulfate type materials, such as the one sold under the Trade Name of "Denka .SIGMA.-1000" from Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. and the one sold under the Trade Name of "Asano Super Mix" from Nippon Cement Co., Ltd.
Examples of accelerators are chlorides such as calcium chloride, thiocyanates, nitrites, chromates and nitrates. Examples of retarders are saccharides; soluble dextrin; organic acids and salts thereof such as gluconic acid; and inorganic salts such as fluorides.
In ageing the hydraulic material composition of the invention, it is preferred that the ageing operation include high temperature ageing effected at about 50.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. or include high temperature and high pressure ageing effected at about 50.degree. C. to 250.degree. C. in order to accelerate the hydration of hydraulic materials. It is also possible to compensate the contraction by the use of an expensive cement, to allow exhibition of required strength after a relatively short ageing time by the use of a rapid hardening cement, or to increase the strength of the hardened mass to a high level by the use of a calcium sulfate system mixing agent.
The ultra-fine particle used in the invention may preferably have an average particle size which is smaller by at least one order than the average particle size of the hydraulic material which ranges generally within 10 to 30 .mu.m. More specifically, it is desirable that the average particle size of the ultra-fine particle be not more than 3 .mu.m, preferably not more than 1 .mu.m, and more preferably from about 0.1 to 1 .mu.m. By the addition of the ultra-fine particle, exhibition of strength is enhanced and the fluidity of the composition is increased. Examples of preferable ultra-fine particles are silica dust or siliceous dust obtained as the by-products in the preparation of silicon, silicon-containing alloy or zirconia, and other materials which may be used in the invention include calcium carbonate, silica gel, opalic silica, fly ash, blast furnace slag, titanium oxide and aluminium oxide. Any of the mineral materials of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 and solid solutions of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5 may be pulverized into an ultra-fine particle form which may also be used as the ultra-fine particle in the composition of the invention. Hydrate contraction of the composition can be effectively suppressed by the use of ultra-fine particles of opalic silica, fly ash and blast furnace slag prepared by pulverizing them by the combined use of a classification separator and a pulverizer.
A portion or all of the ultra-fine particle may be replaced by a pulverized activator which has been pulverized to have an ultra-fine particle size. Two or more different kinds of ultra-fine particles may be used in combination. For example, 100 parts by weight of ultra-fine opalic silica, fly ash or blast furnace slag is mixed with not more than 75 parts by weight of ultra-fine silica fume particle to be used as the ultra-fine particle component in the composition of the invention. A variety of pulverizers, such as ball mill and vibration mill, may be used for the preparation of fine particles, but the particularly preferred pulverizer is a supersonic jet mill wherein powder particles are continuously and automatically fed to and carried by a flow of supersonic flow velocity of higher than Mach 2.5 to be impinged onto an impinging plate. An ultra-fine particle having an average particle size smaller by one to two orders than the average particle size of the hydraulic material may be selectively collected by using a classification separator assembled with the supersonic jet mill. In order to improve the efficiency in preparation of ultra-fine particle, it is recommendable, as a preliminary treatment, to pulverize the material for the ultrafine particle by a ball mill or vibration mill to have an average particle size which is substantially in the same degree as that of the hydraulic material.
The ultra-fine particle is used preferably in an amount so that 60 to 95 parts by weight of hydraulic material is mixed with 5 to 40 parts by weight of ultra-fine particle, and more preferably in an amount so that 65 to 90 parts by weight of hydraulic material is mixed with 10 to 35 parts by weight of ultra-fine particle. If the amount of the ultra-fine particle is less than 5 parts by weight, the strength of the hardened composition may be lowered below the satisfactory level; whereas if the amount of the ultra-fine particle is more than 40 parts by weight, the fluidity of the kneaded composition may be lowered to a level to pose difficulty in molding operation and the strength of the hardened composition may be lowered to unsatisfactory level.
The water reducing agent used in the invention is a surface active agent which has a high dispersibility and which may be added to a hydraulic material in a large quantity without accompanying excessively early or retarded setting and without excess air entrainment. Examples of the water reducing agent which may be preferably used in the composition of the invention include those mainly composed of salts of condensation product of naphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde, salts of condensation product of alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde, salts of condensation product of melaminesulfonic acid and formaldehyde, high molecular weight ligninsulfonates and polycarboxylates. In consideration of the effect in improving the fluidity and economy, it is preferred to use salts of condensation product of naphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde or salts of condensation product of alkylnaphthalenesulfonic acid and formaldehyde. Preferably not more than 10 parts by weight, more preferably 1 to 5 parts by weight, of water reducing agent is added to 100 parts by weight of hydraulic material. The water reducing agent is added with the aim of preparing a composition having a low water/(hydraulic material+ultra-fine particle) ratio, and the addition thereof in excess of 10 parts by weight may adversely affect the hardening of the composition. In the present invention, a water reducing agent is combined with an ultra-fine particle so as to obtain a hydraulic material composition which has a fluidity high enough for molding by ordinary molding operation even when the water/(hydraulic material+ultra-fine particle) proportion is not more than 25%.
Although some amount of water is necessary for molding the composition, the water content should be as small as possible for obtaining a hardened mass having high strength, and it is preferred that 100 parts by weight of the mixture of hydraulic material with ultra-fine particle be added with 10 to 30 parts by weight, more preferably 12 to 25 parts by weight, of water. It may become hard to obtain a hardened mass having high strength if more than 30 parts by weight of water is added, whereas difficulties are encountered in molding the composition through ordinary processes, such as casting, if the added amount of water is less than 10 parts by weight. However, the water content is not always limited to the defined range, for example, a composition to which is added less than 10 parts by weight can be molded by the compression molding process. The composition of the invention may be molded through any process generally used for molding ordinary cement concrete compositions, including the extrusion molding process.
In general, to the composition of the invention is added a variety of aggregates. Any of the aggregates generally used for aggregate in the fields of civil engineering and buiding construction may be used in the composition of the invention, the usable aggregates being river sand, mountain sand, seashore sand, crushed sand, slag sand, crushed rock, river gravel, slag gravel and light-weight aggregates. It is preferred, with a merit of considerable improvement in strength, to use an aggregate selected to have a Moh's hardness of not less than 6, more preferably not more than 7, or in accordance with another standard, to have a Knoop indentor hardness of not less than 700 kg/mm.sup.2, more preferably not less than 800 kg/mm.sup.2. Examples of the aggregates satisfying the aforementioned requirements defined by either one of the standards are silica, emery, pyrite, ferrite, topaz, lawsonite, diamond, corundum, phenacite, spinel, beryl, chrysoberyl, tourmoline, granite, andalusite, staurolite, zircon, burnt bauxite, calcinated alum shale, boron carbide, tungsten carbide, ferrosilicon nitride, silicon nitride, fused silica, electrofused magnesia, silicon carbide, cubic boron nitride and crushed ceramics. Metallic materials, such as iron or stainless steel, may also be used when it is desired to subject the hardened mass to further machining operation.
An aggregate may generally be used in an amount such that not more than five times by weight of the aggregate is added to unit weight of the sum of the hydraulic material and the ultra-fine particle, when the composition is molded by normal casting process. The added amount of the aggregate would vary out of the aforementioned range when the composition of the invention is molded through the prepacked process wherein an aggregate has been preliminarily placed in situ and then the composition in the form of paste or mortar is cast or poured over the aggregate, or when the composition of the invention is molded by the post-packed process wherein the aggregate and the mortar are placed in the vice versa sequence.
Various fibers or nettings may be admixed as reinforcing material. Examples of fibers suited for this purpose are various natural and synthetic mineral fibers, such as steel fibers, stainless steel fibers, asbestos fibers and alumina fibers, carbon fibers, glass fibers, and natural and synthetic organic fibers, such as propylene, vinylone, acrylonitrile, polyamide synthetic fibers and cellulose fibers. It is also possible to use other reinforcing materials which have been conventionally used for such purpose, the examples being steel rods or FRP rods.
Materials affording other functions, for example for affording slidability, may be contained in the composition. For instance, a so-called solid lubricant, such as molybdenum disulfide, hexagonal boron nitride or carbon which may be impregnated with oil, may be added to the composition of the invention.
A material for affording special functions, such as thermal conductivity or electrical conductivity, may also be added. The process and sequence of addition in mixing and kneading the aforementioned additives are not critical as far as they can be mixed and kneaded to form a uniform admixture.
Ageing of the molded mass may be effected by any methods including ageing at room temperature, ageing with vapor at atmospheric pressure, ageing at high temperature and at high pressure and ageing at high temperature. These methods may be combined to obtain a hardened mass having high strength, as desired.
By the use of the hydraulic material composition having high strength, according to the invention, a table flow (measured by JIS R-5201) of not less than 250 mm can be provided at a water/(hydraulic material+ultra-fine particle) ratio of about 20% and at a (hydraulic material+ultra-fine particle)/aggregrate ratio of 1 to obtain a hardened mass having a compressive strength of not less than 1000 kgf/cm.sup.2.
Since the hydraulic material composition of the invention forms a hardened mass having an extremely high strength with the addition of greatly reduced quantity of water, it may be applied for various uses as a composite industrial material, more specific examples being molds for press and injection moldings, milling grindstones, surface table, rollers in paper-making process.
EXAMPLES OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to examples thereof. Meantime, "%" and "part" in the following Examples stand for "wt%" and "part by weight" unless otherwise specified.
EXAMPLE 1
A portion of a normal Portland cement (Content of Aluminate Phase: 17.8%) was substituted by white Portland cement (Content of Aluminate Phase: 12.5%) to obtain a series of mixtures, as set forth in the following Table 1. Each of the mixtures was kneaded in a mortar mixer and then the fluidity thereof was measured to learn the table flow value according to the JIS R 5201 Method. Kneading was effected for one minute at a low speed, followed by high speed kneading for two minutes, and then an additional kneading for one minute at low speed.
A 4.times.4.times.16 cm sample was molded from each of the mixtures, and the compressive strength of the hardened sample was measured generally in accordance with JIS R 5201 Method, after being aged at 20.degree. C. and at 80% RH for one day and then aged at 50.degree. C. in air saturated with water vapor for three days. The results are shown collectively in Table 1.
Materials Used:
Cement: Normal Portland cement (produced and sold by Sumitomo Cement Co. Ltd.) containing 17.8% of C.sub.3 A+C.sub.4 AF; and White Portland cement (produced and sold by Chichibu Cement Co. Ltd.) containing 12.5% of C.sub.3 A+C.sub.4 AF
Ultra-fine Particle: Silica fume (produced and sold by Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.) having an average particle size of 0.1 .mu.m.
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co. Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
Aggregate: An aggregate having a particle size of not more than 1.2 mm and produced and sold by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Emery".
Water: City Water
______________________________________Note: 1. C.sub.3 A = 3CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 C.sub.4 AF = 4CaO.Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 The same abridged representations will be adopted hereinafter. 2. The average particle size of the ultra-fine particles was measured by the transition electron microscopy.______________________________________
TABLE 1__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Normal White Water Aluminate Table CompressiveRun Portland Portland Ultra-fine Reducing Phase Flow StrengthNo. Cement Cement Particle Agent Aggregate Water (wt %) (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________1 90 -- 10 2 100 19 17.8 195 13502 80 -- 20 2 100 19 17.8 203 13783 60 20 20 2 100 19 16.5 215 13804 40 40 20 2 100 19 15.2 237 13795 20 60 20 2 100 19 13.8 243 14126 4 76 20 2 100 19 12.8 250 14307 45 45 10 2 100 19 15.2 230 13708 4 76 10 2 100 19 12.8 247 1403__________________________________________________________________________ Run Nos. 1 and 2 are comparative examples and Run Nos. 3 to 8 are examples.
EXAMPLE 2
An alite (Content of C.sub.3 A+C.sub.4 AF: 0%) synthesized from an LD converter slag was further added in respective cement mixtures described in Example 1 to prepare mixtures which were tested similarly. The results are shown in Table 2.
Materials Used:
Alite: Synthesized from an LD converter slag having a content of C.sub.3 A+C.sub.4 AF of 0%, and a specific surface area (Blaine value) of 3420 cm.sup.2 /g.
TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Normal White Water Aluminate Table CompressiveRun Portland Portland Ultra-fine Reducing Phase Flow StrengthNo. Cement Cement Alite Particle Agent Aggregate Water (wt %) (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________ 9 60 -- 20 20 2 100 19 13.4 235 141710 40 -- 40 20 2 100 19 8.9 260 138211 20 -- 60 20 2 100 19 4.5 265 140312 4 -- 76 20 2 100 19 0.6 >300 141013 40 20 20 20 2 100 19 12.0 242 139514 -- 80 -- 20 2 100 19 12.5 250 132015 -- 60 20 20 2 100 19 9.4 265 140516 -- 40 40 20 2 100 19 6.3 280 138717 -- 4 76 20 2 100 19 0.6 >300 1410__________________________________________________________________________
EXAMPLE 3
The compositions set forth in Table 3 were kneaded and de-bubbled in an Omni-mixer (vacuum type) available from Chiyoda Technical and Industrial Co., Ltd., and 4.times.4.times.16 cm samples of respective compositions were prepared and the compressive strength of the hardened and aged samples were measured. The results are shown in Table 4. Ageing was effected at 20.degree. C. and at 80% RH for one day, ageing in water maintained at 20.degree. C. for 7 and 28 days, ageing at 50.degree. C. in air saturated with water vapor for 7 days, and ageing in an autoclave at 180.degree. C. for 3 hours.
Materials Used:
Activator: *White Portland cement available from Chichibu Cement Co., Ltd. (Aluminate Phase 12.5%) *Calcium sulfate dihydrate (Extra fine grade reagent) *An anhydrous calcium sulfate base additive available from Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. under the Trade Name of "Denka .SIGMA.1000".
Ultra-fine Particle: Silica fume (produced and sold by Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.) having an average particle size of 0.1 .mu.m.
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co. Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
Silica Powder: Mixture of Nos. 3, 4 and 5 prepared by mixing equal amounts thereof.
Water: City Water.
Blast Furnace Slag: A powder of a granulated blast furnace slag having a Blaine value of 4200 cm.sup.2 /g and containing 0 wt% of aluminate phase.
TABLE 3__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight)Blast Activator Water AluminateRun Furnace Calcium Ultra-fine Reducing Siliceous PhaseNo. Slag Cement Sulfate .SIGMA. 1000 Particle Agent Sand Water (wt %)__________________________________________________________________________18 50 50 -- -- 20 24 120 24 6.319 42 50 8 -- 20 24 120 24 6.320 71 29 -- -- 20 24 120 24 3.621 61 30 9 -- 20 24 120 24 3.822 61 30 -- 9 20 24 120 24 3.823 71 29 -- 10 10 24 120 24 3.624 87 3 10 -- 20 24 120 24 0.425 90 10 -- -- 20 24 120 24 1.326 90 -- 10 -- 20 24 120 24 027 42 50 8 -- -- -- 100 65 6.328 61 30 9 -- -- -- 100 65 3.8__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 4______________________________________Compressive Strength (kgf/cm.sup.2)20.degree. C. 50.degree. C. 7 days 180.degree. C.Run No. 7 days 28 days 20.degree. C. After 1 day 10 atm. 3 hrs.______________________________________18 846 1040 -- --19 866 1083 1302 149520 688 955 -- --21 842 1013 1210 144422 886 1239 1175 131323 958 1148 1248 147324 -- -- 766 126725 546 700 907 147326 -- -- 1030 --27 102 232 -- --28 100 215 -- --______________________________________ Run Nos. 18 to 26 are examples and Run Nos. 27 and 28 are comparative examples.
EXAMPLE 4
The compositions of Run Nos. 19 and 21 in Example 3 were subjected to tests for measuring the hydrate contractions and the length changes upon dry shrinkage. The dimension stability of each composition was appraised by adding the value of hydrate contraction and the value of length change upon dry shrinkage. The hydrate contraction was measured generally in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Specification for non-shrink grout (CRD-C621-83), and the length change upon dry shrinkage was measured by the contact gauge method at 20.degree. C. and at 50% RH while using a sample aged in water for 7 days. For comparison purpose, a composition containing no ultra-fine particle (Run No. 29) was subjected to similar appraisal. The compositions subjected to tests are shown in Table 5, and the results are shown in Table 6.
TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________Composition (part by weight) Blast WaterRun Furnace Calcium Ultra-fine ReducingNo. Slag Cement Sulfate Particle Agent Silica Water__________________________________________________________________________19 42 50 8 20 2.4 120 2421 61 30 9 20 2.4 120 2429 -- 120 -- -- 2.4 120 27__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 6______________________________________ Dimensional Stability (Hydrate Contraction + DryRun Shrinkage at 20.degree. C.,No. at 50% RH after ageing in water for 168 hours) (Ratio*)______________________________________19 0.5421 0.6329 1.0______________________________________ Note: Run No. 29 is a Comparative Example. *Ratios in this Table 6 were calculated while taking the value of Run No. 29 as the standard.
EXAMPLE 5
In view of the description in the report by G. Yamaguchi and S. Takagi, Proc. 5th Int'l Symp. Chem. Cement, Tokyo, 1, 181.about.225 (1968), Ca.sub.105 Mg.sub.2 AlO.sub.36 (AlSi.sub.35 O.sub.144) was prepared by mixing CaCO.sub.3, MgO, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2 and kneading with water to obtain pellets which were dried sufficiently at 105.degree. C. and then burnt at 1550.degree. C. for 5 hours in a platinum crucible in an electric furnace. The burnt pellets were pulverized in an alumina ball mill and pelletized again. Similar burning and pulverization operations were repeated for five times. No free-CaO was found when the sample was subjected to free-CaO detection test through the glycerin-alcohol method. The sample was subjected to the powder X-ray diffractiometry to find that it had peaks agreeing with those of alite recorded in the JCPDS card.
The powders were then pulverized in an alumina ball mill into a powder having a specific surface area (Blaine value) of 3240 cm.sup.2 /g. A normal Portland cement was subjected to similar test for comparison purpose. Each of the compositions set forth in Table 7 was kneaded and then de-bubbled in a vacuum type Omni-mixer (available from Chiyoda Technical and Industrial Co., Ltd.) over a period of 3 minutes, and the table flow value of the thus kneaded and de-bubbled sample was measured generally in accordance with the JIS R 5201 Method. A 4.times.4.times.16 cm test specimen was prepared from the same sample which was subjected to test to learn the compressive strength after the specimen had been aged at 20.degree. C., at 80% RH for one day and at 50.degree. C. in air saturated with water vapor for 3 days. The results are shown in Table 7.
Used Materials:
CaCO.sub.3 : Reagent grade
MgO: Reagent grade
Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 : Reagent grade
SiO.sub.2 : Reagent grade
Alite (Solid solution of Ca.sub.3 SiO.sub.5, Aluminate Phase: 0%): Synthesized product
Cement: Normal Portland cement (Aluminate Phase: 18.0%) produced and sold by Sumitomo Cement Co., Ltd.
Ultra-fine Particle: Silica fume (produced and sold by Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.) having an average particle size of 0.1 .mu.m.
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
Aggregate: Dead burnt alum shale (produced in China) having an average particle size of not more than 1.2 mm.
Water: City Water
TABLE 7__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Water Aluminate Table CompressiveRun Ultra-fine Reducing Phase Flow StrengthNo. Alite Cement Particle Agent Aggregate Water (wt %) (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________30 -- 90 10 2 100 19 18.0 203 172031 -- 80 20 2 100 11.5 18.0 Impossible -- to pour32 90 -- 10 2 100 19 0 >300 173533 80 -- 20 2 100 19 0 >300 176034 80 -- 20 2 100 17 0 260 187635 80 -- 20 2 100 11.5 0 175 1993__________________________________________________________________________ Run No. 30 is a comparative example and Run Nos. 31 to 35 are examples.
EXAMPLE 6
An alite was synthesized from a reduced LD converter slag and pulverized to have a Blaine value of 4870 cm.sup.2 /g. Using the pulverized alite, the compositions as set forth in Table 8 were prepared and tested similarly as in Example 5. The results are shown in Table 8.
Materials Used:
Alite: An alite synthesized from an LD converter slag containing 0 wt% of aluminate phase.
Other Materials: Same as used in Example 5.
TABLE 8__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Water Aluminate Table CompressiveRun Ultra-fine Reducing Phase Flow StrengthNo. Alite Particle Agent Aggregate Water (wt %) (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________36 90 10 2 100 19 0 >300 188337 80 20 2 100 19 0 >300 189038 80 20 2 100 14 0 200 195539 80 20 2 100 11.5 0 183 1997__________________________________________________________________________
EXAMPLE 7
A blast furnace slag was prepared by pulverizing a granulated blast furnace slag available as a by-product from an iron works. Using the pulverized blast furnace slag, the compositions as set forth in Table 9 were prepared and tested similarly as in Example 5. In addition, a 4.times.4.times.16 cm test specimen of each composition was prepared, aged at 20.degree. C. at 80% RH for one day followed by ageing at 50.degree. C. in air saturated with water vapor for 7 days, and subjected to test to learn the compressive strength of the hardened and aged mass. The results are shown collectively in Table 9.
Materials Used:
Blast Furnace Slag: A quenched (granulated) blast furnace slag having a Blaine value of 4200 cm.sup.2 /g and containing 0 wt% of aluminate phase.
Ultra-fine Particle: Silica fume produced and sold by Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.
CaSO.sub.4.2H.sub.2 O: Reagent grade product
Ca(OH).sub.2 : Reagent grade product
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
Water: City water
Aggregate: An emery having a particle size of from 0.3 to 1.2 mm, produced and sold by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
TABLE 9__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Blast Water CompressiveRun Furnace Ultra-fine Reducing Table Flow StrengthNo. Slag CaSO.sub.4 --2H.sub.2 O Particle Aggregate Ca(OH).sub.2 Agent Water (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________40 72 8 20 100 0.2 2 17 180 107341 72 8 20 100 0.3 2 17 245 113042 72 8 20 100 0.5 2 17 260 112743 72 8 20 100 0.7 2 17 241 113344 81 9 10 100 0.3 2 17 234 114045 81 9 10 100 0.5 2 17 240 112546 45 5 50 100 0 0 17 Impossible -- to mold__________________________________________________________________________ Run No. 46 is comparative example and Run Nos. 40 to 45 are examples.
EXAMPLE 8
Using a fly ash obtained as a by-product from a thermal-power station where coal is burnt as the heat source, the compositions as set forth in Table 10 were prepared and tested similarly as in Example 5.
The results are shown in Table 10.
Materials Used:
Fly Ash: A fly ash produced in Isogo Thermal-power Station of Electric Power Development Co., and having a specific surface area (Blaine Value) of 3010 cm.sup.2 /g.
Ultra-fine Particle: Silica fume produced and sold by Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Aggregate: An emery having a particle size of from 0.3 to 1.2 mm, produced and sold by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
Water: City water
Ca(OH).sub.2 : Reagent grade product.
CaO: A de-carbonized product prepared by burning CaCO.sub.3 at 1000.degree. C. to be de-carbonized.
Cement: A normal Portland cement produced and sold by Sumitomo Cement Co., Ltd., and containing 17.8 wt% of aluminate phase.
TABLE 10__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Water AluminateRun Ultra-fine Reducing Phase Table FlowNo. Fly Ash Particle Aggregate Agent Water Ca(OH).sub.2 CaO Cement (wt %) (mm)__________________________________________________________________________47 50 50 100 0 16 -- -- -- 0 Impossible to knead48 80 20 100 2 16 0.1 -- -- 0 15949 80 20 100 2 16 0.2 -- -- 0 21650 80 20 100 2 16 0.5 -- -- 0 20751 80 20 100 2 16 0.7 -- -- 0 18252 90 10 100 2 16 0.2 -- -- 0 21353 90 10 100 2 16 -- 0.2 -- 0 20754 90 10 100 2 16 -- -- 0.2 0.04 20555 80 20 100 2 16 -- -- 0.2 0.04 208__________________________________________________________________________ Run No. 47 is comparative example and Run Nos. 48 to 55 are examples.
EXAMPLE 9
A commercially available blast furnace slag powder, fly ash and opalic silica were used in this Example. The opalic silica was pulverized further in a ball mill to have a specific surface area (Blaine value) of 3200 cm.sup.2 /g and then dried at 105.degree. C., and the other materials were used directly in the commercially available forms without any further processing.
For pulverization of the particles, used was a pulverizer referred to as IDS-2 Model comprising the Super-sonic Jet Mill Model I (produced and sold by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co. Ltd.) wherein particles were impinged upon a impinging plate while being carried by a super-sonic air flow, and a classification separator (DS-UN, produced and sold by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co. Ltd.) combined together cooperatively. For the comparison purpose, another type super-sonic jet mill (PJM-100, produced and sold by Nippon Pneumatic Mfg. Co. Ltd.) was used to pulverize the particles. The particle size distribution of each of the pulverized particles was measured by the laser surface scattering method (micro-track), and the average particle size was represented by the d.sub.50 corresponding to the 50% value by weight. Particle size was measured at some intervals during the pulverization operation, and the pulverization operation was continued until the particle size reached the aimed for value. The results are shown in Table 11.
TABLE 11______________________________________No. of AverageUltra-fine Used ParticleParticle Sample Material Pulverizer Size (.mu.)______________________________________1 Fly Ash PJM-100 10.092 Opalic Silica PJM-100 9.923 Fly Ash IDS-2 Model 3.044 Blast Furnace Slag IDS-2 Model 2.555 Opalic Silica IDS-2 Model 2.656 Opalic Silica IDS-2 Model 0.837 Fly Ash IDS-2 Model 0.95______________________________________
Material Used:
Fly Ash: A fly ash produced in Isogo Thermal-power Station of Electric Power Development Co.
Opalic Silica: Produced in Iwo-jima, Kagoshima-ken
Blast Furnace Slag: A product available from Nagoya Esment Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Esment".
Using the ultra-fine particles as set forth in Table 11, compositions were prepared while mixing them with other ingredients in the ratio as set forth in Table 12, and each of the compositions was kneaded in a vacuum type Omni-mixer. The table flow value of each composition was measured, and the compressive strength of a 4.times.4.times.16 cm specimen, after ageing for 28 days, was measured. During the tests, it was found that the compositions containing the ultra-fine particle Nos. 3 to 7 were uniform mixtures having satisfactory fluidities, and that the compositions containing the ultra-fine particle Nos. 1 and 2 were not uniform and inferior in fluidity. The results are shown collectively in Table 13.
TABLE 12______________________________________Mixing Ratio (part by weight) Ultra- Water- Aluminate fine Reducing PhaseWater Cement Particle Aggregate Agent (wt %)______________________________________24 80 20 120 20 12.5______________________________________
Material Used:
Cement: A white Portland cement produced and sold by Chichibu Cement Co., Ltd., and containing 12.5 wt% of aluminate phase.
Aggregate: No. 5 silica having a Moh's hardness of 7.5
Water Reducing Agent: A condensation product of .beta.-naphthalenesulfonic acid and formalin, produced and sold by Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. under the Trade Name of "Selflow 110P".
TABLE 13______________________________________ No. ofRun Ultra-fine Table Flow Value Compressive StrengthNo. Particle (mm) (kgf/cm.sup.2)______________________________________56 1 Uniform Molded Mass not formed.57 2 Uniform Molded Mass not formed.58 3 242 1,32559 4 220 1,37060 5 225 1,38461 6 235 1,403______________________________________
EXAMPLE 10
The same compositions as described in Example 9 were kneaded in a vacuum type Omni-mixer, and then each of the compositions was filled in a 10.phi..times.20 cm cylinder, with the upper cavity of the cylinder being charged with a silicone oil layer. The hydrate contraction with the lapse of time was measured by measuring the change in height of the surface of the silicone oil layer using a micrometer. The percentage hydrate contraction after the lapse of one day was calculated, while the standard initial column height of the filled composition was set to 10 cm. On the other hand, a 4.times.4.times.16 cm test specimen of each composition was prepared and aged at 50.degree. C. for 24 hours while being sealed in a polyvinyl chloride pouch and then further aged at 180.degree. C. for 3 hours in an autoclave. Using the thus aged test specimen, the compressive strength of each composition was measured. During the operation of measuring the compressive strength, the temperature was raised at a rate of 60.degree. C./hr. The results are shown in Table 14.
TABLE 14______________________________________ Hydrate CompressiveRun Ultra-fine Contraction StrengthNo. Particle (%) (kgf/cm.sup.2)______________________________________62 No. 3 1.4 1,68763 No. 4 1.2 1,66864 No. 5 1.1 1,67465 No. 6 1.2 1,69466 No. 7 1.6 1,642______________________________________
EXAMPLE 11
Adopting the similar test method as used in Example 10, the silica fume was combined with the ultra-fine particles as set forth in Table 11 to prepare blended ultra-fine particles.
The compositions and results are shown in Table 15.
TABLE 15__________________________________________________________________________Ultra-fine Particle (part by weight) Hydrate CompressiveRun Silica Ultra-fine Ultra-fine Contraction StrengthNo. Fume Particle No. 3 Particle No. 4 (%) (kgf/cm.sup.2)__________________________________________________________________________67 75 25 -- 1.4 1,70468 50 50 -- 1.5 1,69069 20 80 -- 1.1 1,67270 50 -- 50 1.3 1,71271 75 -- 25 1.8 1,687__________________________________________________________________________
EXAMPLE 12
The ultra-fine particle No. 3 as set forth in Table 11 was used and mixed with other ingredients to prepare the compositions as set forth in Table 16. The compositions were kneaded in a vacuum type Omni-mixer, and a 4.times.4.times.16 cm specimen was prepared from each composition. After ageing for 28 days, the compressive strength of each test specimen was measured. Also, the hydrate contraction of each composition was measured, in accordance with a method similar to that described in Example 10, by filling a sample mortar in a 10.phi..times.20 cm cylinder and then measuring the hydrate contraction rate using a micrometer. The results are shown in Table 16.
TABLE 16__________________________________________________________________________Composition (parts by weight) Ultra-fine Water Aluminate Compressive HydrateRun Particle Reducing Phase Strength ContractionNo. Water Cement No. 3 Aggregate Agent (wt %) (kgf/cm.sup.2) (%)__________________________________________________________________________72 21 95 5 120 2 12.5 823 1.473 21 80 20 120 2 12.5 1423 1.474 21 60 40 120 2 12.5 1317 1.6__________________________________________________________________________
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the specific examples, it should be understood that various modifications and variations can be easily made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing disclosure should be interpreted as illustrative only and is not to be interpreted in a limiting sense. The present invention is limited only by the scope of the following claims.

Number	Date	Country
60-171825	Aug 1985	JPX
60-192867	Aug 1985	JPX
60-195778	Sep 1985	JPX
60-203357	Sep 1985	JPX

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