Reinforced cement sheet product containing no asbestos for fabricating on hatschek machine
First Claim
1. A fiber-cement product comprising Portland cement in an amount of between about 40% and 80% by weight, fibers in an amount of between about 1% and 15% by weight, clay in an amount of between about 2% and 15% by weight, and poly(ethylene oxide) in a sufficient amount to coact with said clay in an aqueous slurry containing said Portland cement, fibers and clay to retain fines in a mat formed from said slurry.
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Abstract
A fiber-cement product which is capable of being formed on a Hatschek machine consisting essentially of a Portland cement binder in the amount of between about 40% and 80% by weight, natural and/or synthetic fibers in an amount of between about 1% and 15% by weight, clay in an amount of between about 2% and 15% by weight, and poly(ethylene oxide) homopolymer in an amount of between about 0.03% and 0.5% by weight. The product may also contain silica and/or filler in an amount of between 10% and 40% by weight. The silica is generally used in a product which is to be autoclaved. The filler may be waste fiber-cement product or inert filler material.
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- 1. A fiber-cement product comprising Portland cement in an amount of between about 40% and 80% by weight, fibers in an amount of between about 1% and 15% by weight, clay in an amount of between about 2% and 15% by weight, and poly(ethylene oxide) in a sufficient amount to coact with said clay in an aqueous slurry containing said Portland cement, fibers and clay to retain fines in a mat formed from said slurry.
- 49. A fiber-cement product comprising Portland cement in an amount of between about 40% and 80% by weight, fibers other than asbestos, and clay and poly(ethylene oxide) in relatively sufficient amounts to maintain said fibers in suspension in an aqueous slurry containing said fibers and Portland cement and to retain a larger amount of fines in a mat formed from said slurry than can be retained by the use of said poly(ethylene oxide) by itself.
- 62. A fiber-cement product comprising Portland cement in an amount of between about 40% and 80% by weight, fibers other than asbestos in an amount of at least about 1% by weight, poly(ethylene oxide), and clay in an amount of at least about 2% by weight to coact with said poly(ethylene oxide) in an aqueous slurry containing said Portland cement, fibers and poly(ethylene oxide) to provide a sufficiently high drainage time for proper formation of a mat on a screen and a smaller solids loss than can be obtained by the use of said poly(ethylene oxide) by itself.
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