Differences in the Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Refractory Cementitious Composites Reinforced by Various Types of Fibers

Abstract:

Development of new composite materials is the worldwide extremely progressive branch of engineering activity. Composite materials are applied in many industries. The principle of composite materials is a combination of different materials providing an entirely new material with specific properties. Fiber-reinforced composites rank to the most frequently used composites because of their suitable mechanical properties. There were studied mechanical properties of fibre reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) exposed to high temperatures of 600 °C and 1000 °C in the paper. For the production of refractory FRCC were used aluminous cement Secar®71 with 70 % of Al₂O_3. Various composites differed in the used type of fibers - basalt, carbon and ceramic fibres were applied in doses of 2 % by volume. For the experimental program were prepared prismatic specimens with the total dimensions of 40 × 40 × 160 mm³ and cured for 28 days in humid environment. Residual bulk density, flexural and compressive strength were investigated in the performed experimental program. The results showed the positive effect of the fibers used in refractory composition and the dependence on the length of the used fibers.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 677)
• Pages: 29-32
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.677.29
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Marcel Jogl*, Jaroslava Koťátková, Pavel Reiterman
• Keywords: Aluminous Cement, Basalt Fibers, Carbon Fibers, Ceramic Fibers, Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength, High Temperature, Lightweight Aggregate

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