Effect of the nature of cement raw materials on the structure formation processes at clinker firing

The article cites the results that enabled envisioning the process of cement clinker production as a single structure formation process accompanied by sequential ordering, compression and strengthening of its structure. It was possible to establish and experimentally confirm the «heredity» of several generations of structures in the single chain of process stages: raw materials  raw charge  cement clinker  cement stone. In the final analysis, differences in the structure of raw materials result in structural differences of linkers and cements on their base. Interrelationship was established between clinkers` crystallization features and strength of various cement brands on their base.

Author: E.N. Potapova, L.M. Sulimenko

Section: Science and production

Keywords: structure formation, basic material, technological process