COMPARISON Property Dispersion in concrete Replacement to Cement Water Demand Workability Super plasticizer dosage Rate of slump loss

Initial Heat of hydration Alkalinity of Pore solution codal specification Silica fume Critical 10% max High Reduced Increased Fast Increased Reduced BIS 15338 Metakaoline Critical Upto 20% High Reduced Increased Fast Increased Reduced Alccofine 1203 Proper Upto 70% Low Improved Reduced Slow Lower Maintained BIS 12089 A separate BIS ASTM C989 BIS code is in 456 under process

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As the water content is low ,more will be compressive strength of the concrete. Though the water is decreased with the help of Alccofine ,the retention of slump is better as compared to silica fume

with the same content of W/b ratio & admixture dosage in silica fume ,, improved workability and compressive strength can be achieved with alccofine .

Property Silica fume

Supplementary cementitious materials Base material Source Fume generated in China ,Bhutan ferro silicon alloys ,Nawrvey etc. industry Kaoline is mined and India - Gujarat crushed .Further ,chennai calcined by heating at 600 to 800 degree C and ground to required finness Waste from steel India- GOA indusry quenched with water to form granules .Further ground to required fineness with slective ingredients.

Metakaoline

ALCCOFINE 1203

Property Silica Fume Metakaoline ALCCOFINE 1203

CHMEICAL COMPOSITION SIO2 Al2O3 92-94 % 0.04-0.06 % 50-54 % 41-45 % 28-32 % 18-20 %

Fe2O3 0.4 - 0.6 % 0.5 - 1 % 1.8 - 2 %

CaO 0.2 - 0.4 % 0.4 - 0.8 % 32 -34 %

Alccofine is rich in calcium , hence it is a cementitious material and behaves similar to cement.