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Silica fume (SF) is commonly used in producing magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MPC) and magnesium silicate hydrate cement (MSHC). However, its roles in magnesium cement would differ from each other when mono hydrogen phosphate was involved. This paper aims to find optimized compositions in MgO-K2HPO4 DKPSF system with comprehensive considerations of the micro and macro performances. Ternary contour maps were designed to determine the optimized proportions of MgO, DKP and SF. The hydration reaction mechanism was analyzed with a variety of techniques including XRD, SEM, TG-DTG and NMR. Magnesium cement containing 60-75 % dead-burnt MgO, 10-25 % DKP and 12.5-25 % SF exhibited excellent compressive strength and volume stability. K-struvite and M-S-H were confirmed to promote the hydration and hardening performance of the blended MgO-DKP-SF system with optimized proportions. An excess of soluble K+ from DKP may precipitate as KOH and then dissolute in solution, increasing pH and release of Si from SF.
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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
ISSN: 0950-0618
Year: 2024
Volume: 446
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JCR@2023