AFm phase

An AFm phase is an "alumina, ferric oxide, monosubstituted" phase, or aluminate ferrite monosubstituted, or Al2O3, Fe2O3 mono, in cement chemist notation (CCN). AFm phases are important hydration products in the hydration of hydraulic cements.

They are crystalline hydrates with generic, simplified, formula 3CaO·(Al,Fe)2O3·CaXy·nH2O,
where:

  • CaO, Al2O3, Fe2O3 represent calcium oxide, aluminium oxide, and ferric oxide, respectively;
  • CaX represents a calcium salt, where X replaces an oxide ion;
  • X is the substituted anion in CaX:
    – divalent  (SO2−4, CO2−3…) with y = 1, or;
    – monovalent (OH, Cl…) with y = 2.
  • n represents the number of water molecules in the hydrate and may be comprised between 13 and 19.[1]

AFm form inter alia when tricalcium aluminate 3CaO·Al2O3, or C3A in CCN, reacts with dissolved calcium sulfate (CaSO4) or calcium carbonate (CaCO3). As the sulfate form is the dominant one in AFm phases, it is often referred to as Aluminate Ferrite monosulfate or calcium aluminate monosulfate. However, carbonate-AFm phases also exist: monocarbonate and hemicarbonate.

See also

References

  1. Matschei, T.; Lothenbach, B.; Glasser, F. P. (2007-02-01). "The AFm phase in Portland cement". Cement and Concrete Research. 37 (2): 118–130. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.10.010. ISSN 0008-8846. Retrieved 2022-02-10.

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