Medium-term phase stability of Na2O-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O geopolymer systems

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 870-876

  De Silva, Pre ^a   Sagoe Crenstil, Kwesi ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Metakaolin geopolymers; Microstructure; Phase stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

GEOPOLYMER SYSTEMS; METAKAOLIN; MOLAR RATIOS;

PHASE STABILITY;

EID: 43049144665     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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