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Description: Microscopy can be used to study raw materials, clinker, cement, and concrete. This comprehensive book on the use of microscopy for cement production contains the latest information on preparation of samples, stains and etches, Ono's method, and microscopical interpretation of clinker and raw materials.
Improving quality control, maximizing production, and optimizing clinker processing are just a few of the many uses readers will find for this book. A major feature in this second edition is a chapter on raw materials analysis.
This 224-page hardcover book with color photographs comes with a companion CD of PDF files that are fully searchable and provide quick access to key topics. Also included on the CD are JPG files of all photographs and illustrations in the
book for enhanced viewing and comparative analysis. This book is an essential part of production control at cement plants.
Technical manual for improving quality control and production of portland cement and clinker using mineralogy and microscopical examination.
Explains how to take and store samples and how to prepare polished sections, thin sections and particle mounts. For stains and etches, lists reagent solutions, reaction type (stain or structural etch), time required, recommended temperature, and concentration.
Discusses and illustrates microscopic characteristics of alite, belite, tricalcium aluminate, ferrite, free lime, periclase, alkali sulfates, and miscellaneous phases, then covers clinker interpretation and misinterpretation. History, explanation, and practice of Ono’s method for using transmitted, polarized light microscopy in kiln control and cement quality control.
Also included: scanning electron microscopy; suggested procedure for detailed clinker examination; quantitative microscopy; and microscope equipment, supplies, and thin-section services.
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