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Table 2 Summary of isothermal bulk modulus and its first derivative of calcium aluminates phases.

From: Advanced Nanoscale Characterization of Cement Based Materials Using X-Ray Synchrotron Radiation: A Review

 

Method

Pressure range (GPa)

Initial volume (Ã…3)

K 0 ′

K 0 (GPa)

Fixed K 0 ′

K 0 (GPa)

 

Monocarboaluminate C4A C ¯ H11

HPXRD (SO, x = 11)

0.1–4.3

433 (2)

5.02

53 (5)

4

54 (4)

Moon et al. (2012)

Hemicarboaluminate C4A C ¯ 0.5H12

HPXRD (SO)

0.1–1.1

1,418.04 (1)

n.d

n.d

4

15 (2)

Moon et al. (2011)

HPXRD (ME)

0.1–1.8

1,418.94 (4)

13.6

9 (2)

4

14 (1)

Strätlingite C2ASH8

HPXRD (SO)

0.1–1.5

1,077.30 (2)

n.d.

n.d.

4

23 (2)

Ettringite C6A S ¯ 3H32

HPXRD (SO)

0.1–1.2

2,352.8 (1)

–

–

4

27 (7)

Clark et al. (2008)

  1. nd not determined, SO silicone oil, ME mixture of methanol and ethanol.