Abstract:
THE INCLUSION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISED OF (1) LITHIA OR A WATER-SOLUBLE LITHIUM SALT AND (2) A HYDROXYLATED ORGANIC ACID, OR A SALT OR ESTER THEREOF, ACCELERATES THE SETTING AND HARDENING TIMES F ALUMINOUS CEMENT AND PROVIDES MORTARS, CONCRETES, GROUTS, ETC., DERIVED FROM SUCH MODIFIED HIGH ALUMINA TYPE CEMENTS WHEREIN THE SUPERIOR MECHANICAL AND HANDLING PROPERTIES GENERALLY CHARACTERISTIC OF ALUMINOUS CEMENT ARE NOT APPRECIABLY AFFECTED.
Abstract:
BINDER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING BLAST FURNACE SLAG AND BUILDING MATERIALS, SUCH AS CONCRETES AND MORTARS, DERIVED FROM SUCH BINDERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A MIXTURE OF METAL SILICATE, FOR EXAM-
PLE, SODIUM OR POTASSIUM SILICATE AND AN ACRYLIC COPOLYMER, SUCH AS ACRYLONITRILE AND ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER.
Abstract:
INCORPORATION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISES OF ALKALI METAL ACID CARBONATES, ALKALI METL SALTS OF HYDROXYLATED ORGANIC ACIDS, AND ALKALI METAL SILICATES INTO PORTLAND TYPE CEMENT, AND MORTARS AND CONCRETES. ETC., CONTAINING SUCH CEMENTS AFFORDS PRODUCTS HAVING AN ACCELERATED SETTING TIME AND WHICH EVIDENCE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED MECHANICAL PREFORMANCE AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS.