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BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 883-888.

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Effect of Calcination Temperature on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Hydraulic Lime

LIU Guangying1, GUO Xiangyu1, DAI Shibing2, DAI Shibao1, MAN Xiaolei1   

  1. 1. College of Civil Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou 239000, China;
    2. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2020-11-04 Revised:2020-12-08 Online:2021-03-15 Published:2021-04-13

Abstract: Effect of calcination temperature from 900 ℃ to 1 150 ℃ on the physical and mechanical properties of natural hydraulic lime prepared from cambrian limestone was investigated. The calcined products were characterized by X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy and slaking reactivity, and the wind slaked lime was characterized by setting time, flexural strength and compressive strength. The test results show that free-CaO and β-Ca2SiO4 are detected and the compressive strength values at 28 d allows for the classification of the natural hydraulic lime as NHL2 for all calcination temperatures from 900 ℃ to 1 150 ℃. The free-CaO content and slaking reactivity of the calcined products first increase and then decrease with the increase of calcination temperature, and reach the peak values where the calcination temperature is 950 ℃. The setting time of natural hydraulic lime gradually decreases with the increase of calcination temperature, and the exception is at 950 ℃ where the setting time is lower than at 1 000 ℃. The mechanical properties of natural hydraulic lime does not demonstrate a clear relation to the calcination temperature, and the lime binder calcined at 1 150 ℃ reaches the highest flexural and compressive strengths at 28 d.

Key words: natural hydraulic lime, calcination temperature, free-CaO, wind slaked lime, setting time, bending and compressive strength

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