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Class F Fly Ash

Fly ash is a coal combustion product composed of fine particles that are driven out with flue gases. Fly ash includes silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide and calcium oxide. There are two classes of fly ash: Class F, which contains less than 7% lime and requires a cementing agent like Portland cement to react; and Class C, which contains more than 20% lime and has self-cementing properties in the presence of water to harden over time without an activator.

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Class F Fly Ash

Fly ash is a coal combustion product composed of fine particles that are driven out with flue gases. Fly ash includes silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide and calcium oxide. There are two classes of fly ash: Class F, which contains less than 7% lime and requires a cementing agent like Portland cement to react; and Class C, which contains more than 20% lime and has self-cementing properties in the presence of water to harden over time without an activator.

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is a coal combustion product composed of fine particles that are driven out of the boiler with the flue

gases
ly ash includes substantial amounts of silicon dioxide (SiO2)
(both amorphous and crystalline), aluminium oxide (Al2O3) and calcium oxide (CaO)

Class F fly ash[edit]


The burning of harder, older anthracite and bituminous coal typically produces Class F fly ash. This
fly ash is pozzolanic in nature, and contains less than 7% lime (CaO).
Possessing pozzolanic properties, the glassy silica and alumina of Class F fly ash requires a
cementing agent, such as Portland cement, quicklime, or hydrated limemixed with water to react
and produce cementitious compounds. Alternatively, adding a chemical activator such as sodium
silicate (water glass) to a Class F ash can form a geopolymer.

Class C fly ash[edit]


Fly ash produced from the burning of younger lignite or sub-bituminous coal, in addition to having
pozzolanic properties, also has some self-cementing properties. In the presence of water, Class C
fly ash hardens and gets stronger over time. Class C fly ash generally contains more than 20% lime
(CaO). Unlike Class F, self-cementing Class C fly ash does not require an activator. Alkali
and sulfate (SO
4) contents are generally higher in Class C fly ashes.

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