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ARTICLE IN PRESS Construction and Building MATERIALS Construction and Building Materials xxx (2007) xxx–xxx /locate/conbuildmat Effect of silica fume and expanded perlite addition on the technical properties of the fly ash–lime–gypsum mixture Ismail Demir *, M. Serhat Baspinar Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Technical Education, A.N.S. Campus, 03100 Afyon, Turkey Received 30 January 2006; received in revised form 17 January 2007; accepted 30 January 2007 Abstract The main objective of this research was to investigate the effect of different type of pozzolan additions to cement free lightweight block made from fly ash–lime–gypsum mixture and observe the changes in physical, mechanical, thermal properties and microstructure. Ther- mal conductivity of the fly ash–lime–gypsum mixture was improved by the addition of the expanded perlite. Optimal strength-thermal conductivity combination was obtained by the usage of silica fume and expanded perlite together. Improved strength properties were obtained by using hydrothermal curing conditions and superplasticizer addition. 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Fly ash; Silica fume; Expanded perlite; Thermal conductivity; Recycle 1. Introduction