Hydration Characteristics of Sodium Sulfate Slag Cement System
摘要
The hydration characteristics by thermal analysis ( DTA ) were determined, and an isothermal calorimeter (IC) was used to study the pastes . The experimental results indicate: (1) The main hydration products of SSC are C-S-H( I ) gel with a low Ca/Si ratio, crystalline Thomsonite-type and AFt-type phases containing certain alkali cations; (2) No phases of the AFm-type and high alkaline Ca( OH)2 in SSC system could benefit the hydrated cements to improve its strength and durability; (3) Crystalline Thomsonite-type and AFt-type phases containing Na+ will greatly reduce free alkali and alleviate the harmness of alkali aggregate reaction ( AAR) in SSC system; (4) Similar to ordinary Portland cement( OPC), the hydration process of SSC could be classified into five stages : initial, induction, acceleration, deceleration and decay; (5) Regardless of the activator used, the apparent activation energy is higher with the increased slag in cement system, and the rising temperature could promote the hydration of SSC.