* Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England
b JOEL (U.K.) Ltd., London, England
Abstract:
Ion-beam milling has been used to produce thin-foils of hardened cement paste for examination in an analytical scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). Resin impregnation has been usefully employed to support delicate microstructure, especially that of young pastes, so that cross-sections of hydrating cement grains can be examined. The morphologies observed in STEM are similar to those observed in conventional scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies.