Papers by Keyword: High Temperature

Abstract: In view of the climate emergency and the need for energy transition, the use of materials with low environmental impact based on plant co-products or from recycling is strongly encouraged. Biobased materials have been developed in recent years and have shown interesting performances, particularly for the thermal insulation of buildings. Nevertheless, their use is still hampered by the lack of rules for their use and control of their behaviour in normal or accidental conditions of use such as excess water or fire. In this work, the behaviour of biocomposites based on cereal straw exposed to high temperatures was studied. The objective is to evaluate the effect of this temperature increase on the mechanical strength of the material and its thermal properties using different heating scenarios. The biocomposites considered for this study were developed as part of the PEPITE project funded by the “Region Centre Val de Loire”. They are materials composed of two different binders: lime, and plaster, straw aggregates and additives (air entraining agent, casein protein and biopolymer). In order to simulate fire, two temperatures were chosen for the study 200°C and 210°C, using four different heating rates to study their impact on the behaviour of dry and wet conditions of biocomposites. The purpose of this tests is to examine whether the material retains its insulating properties and its buildability. The results showed that the use of additives had negative effects on the behaviour of the materials with respect to temperature increase. Their use accelerates the degradation and burning of biocomposites faster than for samples without additives. Plaster based composites show a better behavior to high temperature than lime-based composites. Nevertheless, lime composites have a higher strength than plasters. Furthermore, the thermal conductivity of plaster is lower than that of lime. It should be noted that the heating rate has a significant impact on the behaviour of the material, the slower the rate, the more the material is degraded.

Abstract: The use of wood wastes in the production of bio-concrete shows high potential for the development of sustainable civil construction, since this material, in addition to having low density, increases the energy efficiency of buildings in terms of thermal insulation. However, a concern arising from the production of bio-concretes with high amounts of plant biomass is how this material behaves when subjected to high temperatures. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the influence of high temperatures on the mechanical properties of wood bio-concretes. The mixtures were produced with wood shavings volumetric fractions of 40, 50 and 60% and cementitious matrix composed of a combination of cement, fly ash and metakaolin. Uniaxial compression tests and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed, with bio-concrete at age of 28 days, at room temperature (reference) and after exposure to temperatures of 100, 150, 200 and 250 °C. The density and compressive strength of the bio-concrete gradually decreased with increasing biomass content. Up to 200 °C, reductions in strength and densities less than 19% and 13%, respectively, were observed. At 250 °C, reductions of compressive strength reached 87%. Analysis performed by SEM showed an increase in the number of cracks in the wood-cementitious matrix interface and wood degradation by increasing the temperature.

Abstract: The self-consolidating concrete (SCC) become the material of choice by concrete industry due to its superior properties. However, these properties need to be verified under hot weather conditions. The paper investigates the behavior of SCC under hot weather. Six SCC mixtures were prepared under high temperatures. The SCC mixtures incorporated polycarboxylate admixture at different dosages and prolonged mixed for up to 2 hours at 30 °C and 40 °C. The cement paste was replaced with 20% of fly ash (FA). The fresh properties were investigated using slump flow, T₅₀, and VSI tests. The compressive strength was measured at 3, 7, and 28 days. The durability of SCC mixtures was evaluated by conducting rapid chloride penetration and water absorption tests.

Abstract: Additive manufacturing of Al alloys can represent an interesting solution for high-performance components in various industrial fields, as for instance the automotive and aerospace industry. Often, for these applications, the alloys are required to withstand exposure to high temperatures. Therefore, the investigation of the evolution of material properties with increasing temperature is of utmost importance in order to assess their suitability for this kind of applications. In the present study, tensile properties at high temperature were investigated for an AlSi10Mg alloy. Samples were manufactured by laser-based powder bed fusion in horizontal and vertical direction in order to examine the influence of building direction on material behavior. The samples were tested in as-built condition and after exposure to high temperature. Tensile tests were performed up to 150 °C and the effect of holding time at the test temperature was evaluated. Furthermore, the alloy was characterized by mechanical spectroscopy in order to evaluate the behavior of dynamic modulus with temperature and, thus, to provide a comprehensive characterization of the material behavior. It was found that the peculiar microstructure of the alloy produced by additive manufacturing is responsible for good high-temperature strength of the material up to 150 °C. The material also exhibits a good thermal stability even after holding at test temperature for 10 h.

Abstract: Our group prepared an ReB₂-based ceramic with a composition of Re-74.5at% B to investigate its microstructure, high-temperature microvickers hardness, and high-temperature tribological properties in air. The microvickers hardness of the ReB₂-based ceramic was higher than 2600 at temperatures below 1073 K. The friction coefficients of ReB₂-based ceramic/Si₃N₄ sliding pairs were stable and low (≃ 0.15) at 1073 K. We concluded that the low friction coefficients of the sliding pairs resulted from the formation of low-friction hexagonal BN and B₂O₃ films. The friction coefficients of the ReB₂-based ceramic/Si₃N₄ sliding pairs were also low at 298 K (≃ 0.3 to 0.4) and 1273 K (≃ 0.1), but were unstable and high ( 0.6) at 673 K.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced concretes are varieties of composite materials. Such materials are commonly used nowadays. Concrete is fiber-reinforced using various fibrous materials, or fibers, which are evenly distributed over the volume of the concrete matrix and simultaneously provide its 3D reinforcement. Fiber-reinforced concrete has better stress-related strength characteristics than ordinary concrete. Since building structures must meet both the strength, rigidity and stability requirements, and the fire safety requirements, then for the extensive use of fiber-reinforced concrete structures, not only the external load design, but also temperature effect design should be conducted in the design phase. The strength and strain characteristics of fiber concrete exposed to high temperatures must be known for this purpose. In view of this, three series of prisms were manufactured and tested: the first series contained no fiber at all (control prisms), the second series contained basalt fiber, and the third series contained steel fiber. The test results showed that adding fibers improves the mechanical characteristics of fiber-reinforced concrete samples under specified conditions.

Abstract: This work aims to reveal the effects of zeolite on properties of fly ash based geopolymer under high temperature at 300 °C, 600 °C and 900 °C. The specimens were prepared by alkali activation of fly ash, which was partially replaced by two different types of zeolite at 10%, 20% and 30% by weight. The specimens were analyzed for the maximum compressive strength, weight loss percentage, XRD and SEM. The results highlighted that the percentage of weight loss increased with the ratio of zeolite replacement. The compressive strength of geopolymer with synthetic zeolite and natural zeolite at 7, 28, 60 days were similar. The high-temperature exposure resulted in the reduction in compressive strength in all proportions. At the same temperature, compressive strength of all specimens were not significantly different.

Abstract: Geopolymer concrete was presented to produce alternative binder to cement. This study considered the influence of silica fume on the properties of metakaolin based geopolymer mortar exposed to high temperature up to 800 °C. Five mortar mixes were used with silica fume replacing level of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% of weight of metakaolin. The results demonstrated that the compressive and splitting tensile strength increased with increasing the silica fume replacing level up to 40% of weight of metakaolin for all burning temperature and the absorption was decreased with it. The outcomes also demonstrated that for the same mix the compressive and splitting tensile strength improved with increment burning temperature up to 400 °C and reduced with increasing the temperature above it until 800 °C.

Abstract: This paper presents the results of experimental program focused on change of compressive strength of concrete exposed to elevated temperature. The change of compressive strength was studied for several types of concrete with different properties (common concrete, air-entrained concrete, concrete with polypropylene fibres, high performance concrete with steel fibres and concrete with basalt fibres). The samples were exposed to high temperatures up to 1000 0C at, the compressive strength was measured at the elevated temperature. This paper presents results of this experiment and comparison of experimental results with available data from literature and valid Eurocodes.

Abstract: AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel specimens are oxidised in laboratory air at 750 °C for 48 h. They are further subjected to the reduction test in carbon at 1350 °C for 30 and 60 min. The results show that the mass gain of the oxidised AISI 304 slighter increases to be 0.08 mg cm^–2 after the reduction for 30 min and is unchanged at the longer reduction period up to 60 min. The oxide on AISI 304 is deteriorated after the reduction but its morphology tends to be unchanged when the reduction period is longer from 30 to 60 min. The results then indicate the superior performance of the AISI 304 to combat the corrosion under carbon at this high temperature.