Performance of Dosage of Ceramic Chopped Fibers in Aluminous Cement-Based Composites after Exposure to High Temperatures

Abstract:

The results of an experimental investigation of the influence of chopped alumina-silica bulk fibers on residual mechanical properties of lightweight cement-based composites for high temperature application are obtained. The matrix of studied specimens is based on aluminous cement, because of its sufficient temperature resistance over 1000 °C. Thermal ceramic bulk fiber offer a maximum temperature range of between 1200° to 1500 °C. They also provide excellent chemical stability and resistance to chemical attack. If wet by oil or water, thermal and physical properties will be fully restored after drying. The benefits of using ceramic bulk fibers were evaluated by the results of physical and mechanical testing; compressive strength, flexural strength and bulk density were determined on the different levels of temperature loading. The prismatic specimens, having dimensions of 40×40×160 mm³, are cured 28 days in humid environment and after that time dried and subjected to temperatures of 600 °C and 1000 °C for 3 hours. The experimental composites differed in doses of fibers, which are 0.0 %, 0.5 % and 2.0 % by volume.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 722)
• Pages: 38-43
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.722.38
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: Marcel Jogl*
• Keywords: Aluminous Cement, Cement Composites, Ceramic Fibers, High Temperature, Residual Mechanical Properties, Thermal Loading

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