Nanoindentation Study of Na-Geopolymers Exposed to High Temperatures

I. Belena, W. Zhu

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    Abstract

    This paper reports the usefulness of nanoindentation as a characterization and monitoring tool for studying thermal behaviour of Geopolymer materials. The influence of the manufacturing process of Na-Geopolymers in their micromechanical properties and thermal behaviour has been studied. Two types of metakaolin-based geopolymer panels with almost identical composition were prepared by injection and pouring methods. Micro-mechanical properties of the two samples exposed to high temperatures up to 1000 degrees C were studied by nanoindentation technique, supplemented by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Microscopy. Remarkable differences in micro-mechanical properties and thermal behaviour between the two samples were found. Statistical nanoindentation has been successfully used to provide information about the micro-mechanical properties of different phases in the material and their volume distributions.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNANOTECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION 3, PROCEEDINGS
    EditorsZ. Brittnar, P.J.M. Bartos, J. Nemecek, V. Smilauer, J. Zeman
    PublisherSpring-Verlag London
    Pages169-174
    ISBN (Print)978-3-642-00979-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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