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title: ""Another advantage of Magnesium-based cements are that they have a…"
date: 2016-09-16
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# "Another advantage of Magnesium-based cements are that they have a…

*September 16, 2016 · Facebook*

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\"Another advantage of Magnesium-based cements are that they have a natural affinity for cellulose materials, such as plant fibers or wood chips; Portland cement repels cellulose. So you can actually use wood chips as an aggregate to achieve lighter weight and more insulative products.\"\
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Combined with basalt scrim, perhaps magnesium-cements could be used to resheath old wooden boats inexpensively, without the risk that ferrocement sheathing pose?
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