Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) products have been promising materials for the construction sector. For this reason, fast production techniques are becoming more important in this area. In the present study, effects of chemical accelerators on the initial curing time of AAC blocks have been studied. Two different organic additives (Ad1 and Ad2), which are commercial chemical agents used as setting accelerators in cement sector, were studied to investigate effects of curing times of G2/350 receipt. Ad1 and Ad2 were added into the raw materials mix of G2/350 recipe in proportion of 0.3, 0.6, and 0.9% of cement amount in raw materials mix during mixing process. Curing times of expended mud (cake) samples were measured by the hardening apparatus. On the other hand, mechanical, physical, and microstructural analyses of autoclaved samples were investigated.According to the results, it is determined that Ad1 and Ad2 can be used as a curing accelerator in production of AAC blocks. In addition to that Ad1 (in the amount of 0.3%) is the most suitable chemical agent to shorten initial curing time of R1 recipe of AAC.
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