Review Article
Foam Concrete: A State-of-the-Art and State-of-the-Practice Review
Table 6
Tabulation presents properties comparison between OC and FC [
36,
107,
131,
167,
194–
205].
| | Type | Properties | | Physical | Mechanical | Functional | | Dry density (kg/m3) | Drying shrinkage (%) | Porosity (%) | Modulus of elasticity (GPa) | Compressive strength (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Flexural strength (MPa) | Thermal conductivity (W/m K) | Fluidity (mm) |
| | OC | 2000–2800 | 0.05–0.1 | — | 25–38 | 15–80 | 0.9–2.5 | 2.0–9.0 | ca. 2.5 | ca.190 | | FC | 300–1800 | 0.15–0.35 | 0–84 | 0.1–1.0 | 0.6–43.0 | 0.05–0.55 | 0.03–0.9 | 0.05–0.3 | >180 |
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