Effect of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Strength and Electrical Properties of Cement Mortar
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. Carbon Nanotubes
2.1.2. Cement, Sand and Mortar
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Testing Procedures
2.2.2. Electrical Resistivity Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Consistency, Density and Setting Time
3.2. Compressive and Flexural Strength
3.3. Electrical Resistivity Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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External diameter | 6–13 nm |
Length | 2, 5–20 m |
Size | 10 m |
Form | powder |
Purity | >98% carbon basis |
Special Surface Area | 220 m/g |
Density | 2.1 g/mL at 25 C |
Average Wall Thickness | 7–13 graphene layers |
Elemental Content (%) | Si | |
Ca | ||
K | ||
Mg | ||
Fe | ||
Al | ||
P | ||
S | ||
Ti | ||
Physical | Blaine number (cm/g) | |
Setting start time (min) | 170 | |
Initial setting time (min) | 170 | |
Final setting time (min) | 220 | |
Loss on Ignition (976 ) |
Reference | MWCNTs Content (wt.%) | Sand (g) | Cement (g) | Water (g) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 1350 | 450 | 225 | |
CNT-0.01 | 1350 | 450 | 225 | |
CNT-0.015 | 1350 | 450 | 225 | |
CNT-0.02 | 1350 | 450 | 225 |
Reference | MWCNTs Content (wt.%) | Consistency (mm) UNE-EN 1015-3 | Density (g/cm) UNE-EN 1015-6 | Setting Time (min) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNE-EN 196-3 | |||||
Initial | Final | ||||
Control | 1939 | 140 | 242 | ||
CNT-0.01 | 2001 | 130 | 237 | ||
CNT-0.015 | 2035 | 123 | 228 | ||
CNT-0.02 | 2056 | 119 | 224 |
MWCNTs Content (wt.%) | Compressive | Flexural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Failure | Strength | Increase | Failure | Strength | Increase | ||
Load (N) | (MPa) | % | Load (N) | (MPa) | % | ||
28 days | – | – | |||||
90 days | – | – | |||||
MWCNT wt.% | (KJ · mol) | × 10 (S · cm) |
---|---|---|
Control | ||
0.01 wt.% | ||
0.015 wt.% | ||
0.02 wt.% |
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Cerro-Prada, E.; Pacheco-Torres, R.; Varela, F. Effect of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Strength and Electrical Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials 2021, 14, 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14010079
Cerro-Prada E, Pacheco-Torres R, Varela F. Effect of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Strength and Electrical Properties of Cement Mortar. Materials. 2021; 14(1):79. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14010079
Chicago/Turabian StyleCerro-Prada, Elena, Rosalía Pacheco-Torres, and Fernando Varela. 2021. "Effect of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Strength and Electrical Properties of Cement Mortar" Materials 14, no. 1: 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14010079