Development and testing of fast curing, mineral-impregnated carbon fiber (MCF) reinforcements based on metakaolin-made geopolymers
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Abstract
Mineral-impregnated, carbon fiber composites (MCF) are a promising alternative to conventional concrete reinforcements. For the efficient industrial production of MCF, sufficient processing time for the impregnation suspension must be ensured. In the present investigation, a metakaolin-made geopolymer (GP) has been developed and tested for this purpose. The impregnation of carbon-fiber yarns was performed continuously and automated. Subsequently, the MCF were heat-treated at 75 °C to accelerate the reaction processes. The mechanical performance of MCF gradually increased in the advancement of the curing process from 2 to 8 h, which is attributed to the greater extent of geopolymerization. In such extended curing, thermogravimetric and microscopic analysis showed indeed a more “reacted” microstructure but also a higher content of voids. After heating for 8 h, the tensile strength and Young's modulus of MCF reached 2960 MPa and 259 GPa, respectively, when related to the yarn cross-sectional area.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 103898 |
| Journal | Cement and Concrete Composites |
| Volume | 116 |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Dec 2020 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| Scopus | 85098111146 |
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| ORCID | /0000-0002-0718-5541/work/142246672 |
Keywords
Research priority areas of TU Dresden
- Materials Science and Engineering - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
DFG Classification of Subject Areas according to Review Boards
- Construction Material Sciences, Chemistry, Building Physics - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
Subject groups, research areas, subject areas according to Destatis
- Building Materials Technology - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
- SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
- General Materials Science - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
Keywords
- Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
Library keywords
- 691 Building materials - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement
- 600 Technology (Applied sciences) - Automated processing, Carbon fiber composite, Geopolymer, Mineral impregnation, Reinforcement