Álvarez Manuel, Ferrández Daniel, Morón Carlos, Atanes-Sánchez Evangelina
Department of Building Technologies, Higher Technical School of Building, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Organization Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28660 Madrid, Spain.
Materials (Basel). 2021 Mar 4;14(5):1203. doi: 10.3390/ma14051203.
This paper shows the characterization of a new lightened gypsum-based material for use in buildings. A plaster material has been designed with a polymeric compound based on polyvinyl acetate, bicarbonate and a boric acid solution, which reduce the density and thermal conductivity by up to 20% and 30%, respectively. In addition, tests have been carried out with the lightened plaster material reinforced with glass (GF), basalt (BF), polypropylene (PPF) and wood (WF) fibers. A significant improvement in mechanical properties was achieved. All samples obtained resistance values greater than 2 MPa in flexion and 3 MPa in compression. Physico-chemical analysis were also carried out. The study is completed with a statistical analysis, where confidence intervals have been obtained for the mean at 95% confidence for each of the physical properties studied.