Influence of Fe2O3 on the hydration kinetics of tricalcium aluminate

作者:Li, Bingrong; Wei, Yaowu*; Peng, Conghua; Zhou, Hui; Li, Shuai; Wang, Shizhen
来源:Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2023, 43(14): 6550-6561.
DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.06.042

摘要

The influence of Fe2O3 on the hydration kinetics of tricalcium aluminate (C3A) was studied in order to clarify the mechanism of improving hydration resistance of CaO by in-situ synthesized tricalcium aluminate. The Krstulovic-Dabic model was used to investigate the hydration processes of Fe2O3-C3A solid solution and calculate the corresponding kinetic parameters. The hydration products were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope. The results indicated that the Krstulovic-Dabic model simulated the hydration processes of Fe2O3-C3A solid solution at different stages effectively. The hydraulic activity of Fe2O3-C3A solid solution decreased with the addition of Fe2O3. Reasonable amount of Fe2O3 addition reduced the hydration rate in the initial stage of Fe2O3-C3A solid solution hydration, while the hydration rate of Fe2O3-C3A solid solution was increased with excessive amount Fe2O3. The hydration process was controlled by multiple mechanisms due to an incomplete layer of hydration products was formed on the surface.