Extruded fiber reinforced cementitious products having stone-like properties and methods of making the same

a technology of fiber reinforced cement and cementitious products, which is applied in the direction of ceramic extrusion dies, textiles and papermaking, solid waste management, etc., can solve the problems of inability to use concrete compressive strength, difficulty in uniform mixing and distribution of fibers more than 3% by volume throughout a high strength water cement ratio composition, etc. , to achieve the effect of reducing cost and weight, increasing flexural and tensile strength, and easy molding and shaping

US20110120349A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-05-26E KHASHOGGI INDS
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2011-05-26
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Abstract

A cementitious composite product that can function as a substitute for stone and solid surface materials, such as granite, marble, and engineered stone is provided. Furthermore methods for manufacturing the cementitious composite product using an extrudable cementitious composition that can be extruded or otherwise shaped into stone-like building products that can be used as a substitute for many known stone products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cementitious composite products can be manufactured more cheaply to be as tough or tougher and more durable than stone and solid surface materials.
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Description

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to cementitious building products that contain high amounts of reinforcing fibers and more particularly, to extrudable compositions for use in making ultra-high strength cementitious composite building products having stone-like properties.

[0002] The success of the building and construction industry is in large part determined by the properties available for use in construction. Many materials have been used historically and currently but each has one or more significant limitations, as further described in the following chart.Specific ValueFlexuralBulkInstalled(FlexuralBuildingStrengthDensityCost / kgStrength / InstalledBrittlenessGoodMaterials[MPa][g / cm3][US$ / kg]Cost / kg)[Y / N]AestheticsWood750.5418.75NYEternit101.442.5NNSteel4007.92020NNConcrete32.30.1323.08YNGranite / Marble182.563.0YYFiber301.3-2.30.5060NYreinforcedcementitiousproduct

[0003] As the availability of high quality natural occurring materials such as st...

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Example 1

[0120]An extrudable cementitious composition was prepared in accordance with the present disclosure. The components of the composition were mixed according to the normal mixing procedures described above and in the references incorporated herein. The extrudable composition was formulated as illustrated in Table 1.

TABLE 1ComponentAmount in CompositionWater11.00Cement25.00PVA fiber1.25Silica Sand (#70)17.50Methocel ™ (Dow Chemical Company)1.0Delvo ® Admixture (BASF Construction0.1Chemicals)Total55.85

[0121]Following mixing, the composition was extruded through a die head having a rectangular opening of about 1 inch by about 4 inches. Four rectangular board samples were prepared. As the first board came out of the extruder, it was twisted in opposite directions and placed on a flat surface. The second board was removed in a plastic hammock and placed next to the first board on the flat surface. The third board was pulled directly onto the flat surface with no a...

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[0123]An extrudable composition for producing a Dahl tile for pavers was prepared in accordance with the present disclosure. The components of the composition were mixed according to the normal mixing procedures described above and in the references incorporated herein. The extrudable composition was formulated as illustrated in Table 3.

TABLE 3ComponentAmount in CompositionWater14.00Cement25.00PVA fiber1.50HW1.50Silica Sand (#60)15.00Methocel0.80Total57.80HW = hardwood

[0124]After mixing, the composition was extruded. Three samples of the extruded composition were cured in plastic at ambient conditions and then placed in a steam chamber. The samples were then placed in a dry oven until they reached weight equilibrium. The samples were finally characterized by testing bulk density, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and toughness. The results are shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4Average ofPropertySample 1Sample 2Sample 3SamplesBulk Density1.531.511.531.52(g / cc)Flexural3,193.902,953.902,953.7...