A NOTE ON THE PREPARATION OF CLINKER AND CEMENT PASTE SAMPLES FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

The samples for the Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigation of clinkers or cement pastes are usually made conductive by a carbon or gold layer prepared by vacuum deposition. This conventional method does not enable the study of the very same grain during hydration as vacuum deposited layers cannot be removed. This paper describes a technique where the sample surface is made conductive by the application of an antistatic spray; this can be dissolved after SEM examination and the same grain can be re-investigated after subsequent hydration.(A)

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• Authors:
  • Sas, L
  • Revay, Z
  • Tamas, F D
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 159-162
• Serial:
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0008-8846
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00088846

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement paste; Electrons; Hydration; Microscopes; Slag
• ITRD Terms: 4767: Cement paste; 6965: Electronics; 7195: Hydration; 6790: Microscope; 4561: Slag
• Subject Areas: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604765
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM