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Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations
Abstract As the main components of Portland cement, calcium silicates show substantial differences in their hydration reactivity which have not been fully explained. A comprehensive comparison of the initial hydration process of calcium silicates, namely dicalcium silicate (C2S) and tricalcium silicate (C3S), was conducted using molecular dynamics simulations. The initial hydration process was divided into three stages using cut-off times of 0.001 ns and 3 ns. The hydration of M3-C3S (010) was more evident than that of β-C2S (100), supported by the hydroxylation degree, radial distribution function, atomic density profile, etc. The coordination number of the surface Ca atoms might be the underlying reason for such a difference. Interactions between cement surfaces and water molecules were mainly characterised by solid OH bonding and Ca-water O bonding. Dissolution of Ca atoms was observed, although quite scarce, while no dissolution of Si atoms was observed.
Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations
Abstract As the main components of Portland cement, calcium silicates show substantial differences in their hydration reactivity which have not been fully explained. A comprehensive comparison of the initial hydration process of calcium silicates, namely dicalcium silicate (C2S) and tricalcium silicate (C3S), was conducted using molecular dynamics simulations. The initial hydration process was divided into three stages using cut-off times of 0.001 ns and 3 ns. The hydration of M3-C3S (010) was more evident than that of β-C2S (100), supported by the hydroxylation degree, radial distribution function, atomic density profile, etc. The coordination number of the surface Ca atoms might be the underlying reason for such a difference. Interactions between cement surfaces and water molecules were mainly characterised by solid OH bonding and Ca-water O bonding. Dissolution of Ca atoms was observed, although quite scarce, while no dissolution of Si atoms was observed.
Initial hydration process of calcium silicates in Portland cement: A comprehensive comparison from molecular dynamics simulations
Qi, Chongchong (author) / Manzano, Hegoi (author) / Spagnoli, Dino (author) / Chen, Qiusong (author) / Fourie, Andy (author)
2021-08-08
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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