Slurry Infiltrated Mat Concrete

A special type of this material is called SIFCA slurry infiltrated fiber-reinforced castable. This is a composite material of ceramic matrix with calcium aluminate cement and with aggregate made of aluminum oxide, mullite, zircon and calcined fireclay. The matrix is reinforced with stainless-steel fibres. SIFCA is used to made pre-cast elements for refractory structures, where temperature can rise up to 1100°C. Heat curing is often used during the pre-casting. Another kind of similar material is called SIMCON slurry infiltrated mat concrete in which arrays of single fibres are replaced by a system of steel mats for better and easier distribution of reinforcement (Murakami and Zeng 1998). 

N. Krstulovic-Opara and M.J. Al-Shannag, Slurry infiltrated mat concrete (SIMCON)-based shear retrofit of reinforced concrete members . Ad Struct J. 96, 1999,105-114. 

SEM scanning electron microscope SIFCON slurry infiltrated fibre concrete SIMCON slurry infiltrated mat concrete... 

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