Water Resistance Modification of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement with H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/Na<sub>2</sub>O·xSiO<sub>2</sub>·nH<sub>2</sub>O

Magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) possesses rapid hardening, high mechanical strength, abrasion resistance, low alkali and low corrosive performances. However, its disadvantages of poor water resistance, easily deformation, moisture absorption and halogenations limit the application. A low cost-effective modifier H3PO4/Na2O·xSiO2·nH2O was designed for MOC system. The results showed that the softening coefficient of the modified MOC reaches 0.988 by adding appropriate dosage of the modifier. Gelatinous substances in the modified MOC was produced after soaking in water, which effectively inhibit the hydrolysis of phase 5 (5Mg (OH)2·MgCl2·8H2O) and the formation of Mg (OH)2, thus improving the water resistance of MOC system. Keywords: Magnesium oxychloride cement; Water resistance; Phosphoric acid