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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2020.30.4.156

Color revelation characteristics of color mortar using iron oxide and carbon black  

Seok, Hwa-Song (Department of Civil Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
Hong, Chang-Woo (Department of Civil Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation)
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Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology / v.30, no.4, 2020 , pp. 156-161 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, as there has been growing demand for aesthetic quality in structural materials, the development of excellent color cement concrete having good coloration properties has become a requirement. This study is designed to analyze the basic physical properties of mortar and the properties of keeping the coloration under an ultraviolet ray accelerated weathering test environment according to changes in the mixing ratio between carbon black and iron oxide used as colorants. The test results show that the use of carbon black and iron oxide reduces the initial flow by 6.3~17.2 % and the air content by 3.5~31.5 % but increases the unit volume weight by 3.4~5.5 %, compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). In addition, the study shows that the addition of iron oxide increases the self drying shrinkage. So, caution needs to be taken on the workability of the concrete. The brightness value L⁎ represented by black showed the most excellent black colour when carbon black 3 % and iron oxide 5 % are added. According to UV accelerated weatherproof test, the brightness value L⁎ was found to increase in all experiment specimens by 4.28~11.97 %, and the color change by UV was found to be higher for the case where carbon black colorant was not used. Therefore, in terms of color revelation characteristics, the case using carbon black 3 % and iron oxide 5 % was found to show the best black color.
Keywords
Black color mortar; Carbon black; Iron oxide;
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