Mass Density and Water Content of Saturated Never-Dried Calcium Silicate Hydrates
Résumé
Calcium silicate hydrates (C−S−H) are the most abundant hydration products in ordinary Portland cement paste. Yet, despite the critical role they play in determining mechanical and transport properties, there is still a debate about their density and exact composition. Here, the site-specific mass density and composition of C−S−H in hydrated cement paste are determined with nanoscale resolution in a nondestructive approach. We used ptychographic X-ray computed tomography in order to determine spatially resolved mass density and water content of the C−S−H within the microstructure of the cement paste. Our findings indicate that the C−S−H at the border of hydrated alite particles possibly have a higher density than the apparent inner-product C−S−H, which is contrary to the common expectations from previous works on hydrated cement paste.
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