Salt Crystallization in Limestone: Materials Decay and Chemomechanical Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Series | ε (%) | εr >1 µm (%) | ε1 < r < 0.05 µm (%) | εr < 0.05 µm (%) | APR (µm) | SSA (m2/g) | δ (g/cm3) | σT (MPa) |
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C1 | 26.00 ± 2.00 | 12.08 ± 0.80 | 12.55 ± 0.45 | 1.37 ± 0.75 | 0.263 ± 0.62 | 1.14 ± 0.96 | 1.96 ± 2.00 | 4.0 ± 0.2 |
C2 | 30.26 ± 2.50 | 15.09 ± 0.73 | 13.95 ± 0.61 | 1.22 ± 1.16 | 0.275 ± 1.15 | 1.38 ± 1.08 | 1.95 ± 2.50 | 3.8 ± 0.3 |
C3 | 33.41 ± 2.30 | 16.65 ± 0.92 | 15.41 ± 0.75 | 1.35 ± 0.63 | 0.322 ± 0.53 | 1.39 ± 0.68 | 1.83 ± 2.30 | 3.2 ± 0.2 |
C4 | 36.81 ± 1.85 | 18.35 ± 0.83 | 16.97 ± 0.56 | 1.49 ± 0.46 | 0.321 ± 0.82 | 1.42 ± 0.94 | 1.76 ± 1.85 | 3.0 ± 0.4 |
C5 | 39.10 ± 2.20 | 19.96 ± 0.59 | 17.45 ± 0.43 | 1.69 ± 1.18 | 0.185 ± 0.79 | 1.86 ± 1.12 | 1.71 ± 2.20 | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
C6 | 43.38 ± 2.00 | 22.15 ± 0.74 | 19.36 ± 0.26 | 1.87 ± 1.00 | 0.213 ± 1.03 | 1.91 ± 0.94 | 1.58 ± 2.00 | 2.6 ± 0.6 |
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Cappai, M.; Casti, M.; Pia, G. Salt Crystallization in Limestone: Materials Decay and Chemomechanical Approach. Materials 2024, 17, 3986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17163986
Cappai M, Casti M, Pia G. Salt Crystallization in Limestone: Materials Decay and Chemomechanical Approach. Materials. 2024; 17(16):3986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17163986
Chicago/Turabian StyleCappai, Marta, Marta Casti, and Giorgio Pia. 2024. "Salt Crystallization in Limestone: Materials Decay and Chemomechanical Approach" Materials 17, no. 16: 3986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17163986