Dependence of physical properties of artificial lightweight aggregates upon a flux and a bloating agent addition

인공경량골재 특성의 발포제 및 융제 첨가 의존성

  • Published : 2009.02.28

Abstract

The effect of bloating and fluxing agent on the microstructure and physical properties were studied in manufacturing the artificial lightweight aggregates of bulk density below] using clay and stone sludge. In case of the aggregates added only with bloating agent, the bulk density and water absorption were $0.5{\sim}1.0$ and $41{\sim}110%$ respectively but the microstucture was not uniform with a rough appearance. For the aggregates added with a fluxing agent and one bloating agent, a part of shell was lost due to explosion of specimen caused by over-bloating during a sintering. The mixed addition of bloating agents with vacuum oil, carbon and ${Fe_2}{O_3}$ made the microstructure homogeneous by generating an uniform black core and shell structure. The aggregates added with mixed agents and sintered at $1200^{\circ}C$ showed the bulk density 67 % lower and water absorption 48 times higher than those of the specimen with no additives. ]n this study, the artificial lightweight aggregates showing the bulk density of $0.5{\sim}1.0$ and water absorption of $50{\sim}125%$ could be fabricated to apply to various fields.

점토와 석분오니로 비중이 1 이하인 인공경량골재를 제조할 때 발포제와 융제의 종류 및 소성온도가 미세구조, 부피 비중 흐리고 흡수율에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 한 종류의 기포 발포제를 첨가한 경우 부피 비중 $0.5{\sim}1.0$, 흡수율 $41{\sim}110%$ 범위의 다공성 인공경량골재 제조가 가능하였으나 골재 외형이 거칠고 미세구조가 불균일하였다. 융제 된 발포제가 각각 한 종류씩만 첨가된 골재는 소성 중 시편이 폭발하여 표피층(shell)의 일부가 소실되었다. 발포제로서 진공오일외에 ${Fe_2}{O_3}$와 탄소를 복합 첨가할 경우 black core와 shell 구조가 잘 형성되어 균일한 미세구조론 나타내었다. 융제된 발포제가 복합적으로 첨가된 $1200^{\circ}C$ 소성체의 경우, 점토 및 석분오니로만 제조된 시편에 비해 부피비중이 67% 줄고 흡수율은 48배 증가하여 우수한 발포특성을 좌였다. 본 연구에서 제조된 복합 첨가 계열 시편은 부피비중 $0.5{\sim}1.0$, 흡수율 $50{\sim}125%$의 다양한 물성을 나타냈으며, 따라서 각종 분야에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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