Difference between revisions of "Oxychloride cement"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | oxychloric cement (AAT); magnesium oxychloride; Sorel cement; hydraulic cement; magnesia cement | + | oxychloric cement (AAT); magnesium oxychloride cement; Sorel cement; hydraulic cement; magnesia cement |
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:56, 16 October 2022
Description
A hard durable cement. Oxychloride cement is made from a mixture of Magnesium chloride and Magnesium oxide in water. Extenders such as Sawdust, Sand, Stone, or Chalk may be added. Oxychloride cement was patented by M. Sorel, a French chemist in the 1870s. It is called a hydraulic cement because it will harden even when it is under water.
Synonyms and Related Terms
oxychloric cement (AAT); magnesium oxychloride cement; Sorel cement; hydraulic cement; magnesia cement
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 173
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: oxychloric cement