Focused Quiz: 9/29 Flashcards
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Gypsum is made of:
calcium sulfate dihydrate (CSD - think cast)
We use gypsum for:
casts and investment material
how is a dihydrate made to hemi?
reduction/ oxidation
Both alpha and beta hemihydrate have this driven off:
water
Which is the natural form, di or hemi hydrate?
di
How is a-hemihydrate produced?
steam and pressure
Shape of crystalline HH:
rods, prisms (a-HH can be cuboidal)
How is b-HH produced?
heating in air (dessication)
Shape of b-hh:
irregular
What is b-hh?
fibrous aggregate of fine crystals
How many times more soluble is hh than dh?
4 times
What precipitates when water is added to HH?
DH
As more DH precipitates:
more HH dissolves
What initiates setting expansion?
DH formation, molecules bumping into one and other
How to increase nucleation:
over spatulation, less water, dirt, slurry water, finer particle size of HH
How to inc reaction rate:
inc nucleation, additives (inorganic salts, K2SO4)
How to decrease the rate of reaction:
more water, shorter, slower mixing, blood, borax, coarser particle size of HH
How to enhance setting expansion:
by nuclei forming close together, less water, over spatulation
surface tension is aka:
restriction
How to remove surface tension on gyspum:
put setting gypsum under water
Does surface tension restrict or aide movement?
restricts
hygroscopic:
tending to absorb moisture from the air
Setting expansion of gypsum:
0-0.3%, very small
How will increased porosit affect strength?
decrease