Molecular structure, dynamics, and mechanical behavior of sodium aluminosilicate hydrate (NASH) gel at elevated temperature: a molecular dynamics study

• DOI: 10.1039/c8cp03411g
• Publication Date: 2018-07-14T09:04:21Z
• Authors: Dongshuai Hou; Yu Zhang; Tiejun Yang; Jinrui Zhang; Huafu Pei; Jinglin Zhang; Jinyang Jiang; Tao Li
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Elevated temperature weakens the aluminosilicate framework, resulting in the reduction in the tensile failure strength, but an increase in the toughness.