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Sample Preparation for Quantitative X-Ray Diffraction (XRD/Rietveld)

Theoretical background: see chapters 3 and 4 in Lieven Machiels’s PhD thesis (2010). Sample preparation method modified from Machiels et al. (2008). Representative sampling The mineralogy and glass content of slags depend largely on the mode of cooling of the slags, e.g. slow cooling in a slag pot can result in a large amount of […]

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Sample preparation by McCrone Micronizing mill before XRD/Rietveld test

In the cement science field, XRD analysis combined with Rietveld method can give quantitative results of crystalline phase of hydration products, so I try to use XRD/Rietveld method to quantify the hydration products of cementitous material. To achieve good performance of XRD test, fine powder is required and of great importance. The question is how […]

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Hydration products of slag in blended cement

Many XRD analysis results have shown the main hydration products of slag blended cement are essentially similar with that of pure Portland cement, except the amounts of CH found by this method or other are in varying degrees and less than those that should be given by the pure Portland cement constituent if the slag […]