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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Investigation of Three-Dimensional Microstructure of Tricalcium Silicate (C₃S) by Electron Microscopy.

Fei Yang, Xianping Liu, Yongjuan Zhao, Yongming Zhang, Peiming Wang, Ian Robinson, Bo Chen

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Fei YangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. 1610413@tongji.edu.cn.
Xianping LiuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. lxp@tongji.edu.cn.
Yongjuan ZhaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. 1730602@tongji.edu.cn.
Yongming ZhangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. zym126@tongji.edu.cn.
Peiming WangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. tjwpm@126.com.
Ian RobinsonSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. i.robinson@ucl.ac.uk.
Bo ChenSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China. bo.chen@tongji.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7515-3042
Tongji University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBFSEM) system, composed of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an ultra-microtome installed within the SEM vacuum chamber, has been used to characterize the three-dimensional (3D) microstructure of tricalcium silicate (C₃S) grains embedded in epoxy resin. A selection of C₃S grains were segmented and rendered with 3D-image processing software, which allowed the C₃S grains to be clearly visualized and enabled statistically quantitative analysis. The results show that about 5% of the C₃S grains have volumes larger than 1 μm³ and the average volume of the grains is 25 μm³. Pores can also be clearly seen in the biggest C₃S grain, the volume of which is 3.6 × 10⁴ μm³, and the mean volume and total volume of all the pores within this grain are 4.8 μm³ and 3.0 × 10³ μm³, respectively. The reported work provides a new approach for the characterization of the 3D spatial structure of raw C₃S materials, and the resulting 3D structure of the raw C₃S is important for further systematic research on the relationships between the spatial microstructure and the hydration kinetics of C₃S and other cement minerals.

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porosityserial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBFSEM)three-dimensional (3D) structuretricalcium silicate (C3S)

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PMID29966230
PMCPMC6073500
OpenAlexW2810121888

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