What To Know About Silica Fumes For Concrete?
While producing silicon or a ferrosilicon alloy, silica fumes are obtained as a by-product. These fumes are extensively used as an additive to concrete, in order to increase the strength of the concrete. It is largely due to the physical and chemical attributes the silica fumes are considered extremely reactive pozzolan.
Concrete, containing silica fumes, have great durability and strength. These fumes are available with the concrete contractors. When specified, they add the fumes.Handling the silica-fume concrete require careful attention and caution from the concrete contractor. Silicon is made in electric furnaces using coal, woodchips and quartz.
Amorphous silicon dioxide is the main constituent of silica fume. The individual particles are as small as 1/100th part of an average particle of cement. The fine particles...