Reinforced building block made of autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)

1. A reinforced Building block made of Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC),

wherein

the Reinforced Building block comprises

rebars formed essentially from

A) at least one fibrous carrier

and

B) and a hardened composition formed from

B1) at least one epoxy compound

and

B2) at least one diamine and/or polyamine

in a stoichiometric ratio of the epoxy compound B1) to the diamine and/or polyamine component B2) of 0.8:1 to 2:1,

as matrix material,

and

C) optionally further auxiliaries and additives.

2. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the fibrous carrier is selected from the group consisting of glass, carbon, polymers, natural fibers, mineral fiber materials and ceramic fibers.

3. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of saturated, unsaturated, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic epoxy compounds with or without hydroxyl groups.

4. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of glycidyl ethers, glycidyl esters, aliphatic epoxides, diglycidyl ethers based on bisphenol A and/or bisphenol F, and glycidyl methacrylates.

5. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins based on bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, epoxy resins based on bisphenol F diglycidyl ether and cycloaliphatic epoxy resins.

6. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of primary and/or secondary di- and/or polyamines.

7. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the following amines, alone or in mixture:

aliphatic amines, preferably polyalkylenepolyamines, more preferably selected from ethylene-1,2-diamine, propylene-1,2-diamine, propylene-1,3-diamine, butylene-1,2-diamine, butylene-1,3-diamine, butylene-1,4-diamine, 2-(ethylamino)ethylamine, 3-(methylamino)propylamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, pentaethylenehexamine, trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2-methylpentanediamine, hexamethylenediamine, N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)propane-1,3-diamine, N,N″-1,2-ethanediylbis(1,3-propanediamine), dipropylenetriamine, adipic dihydrazide, hydrazine;

oxyalkylenepolyamines selected from polyoxypropylenediamine and polyoxypropylenetriamine;

cycloaliphatic amines selected from isophoronediamine (3,5,5-trimethyl-3-aminomethylcyclohexylamine), 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane and 2,2′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers, 3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, N-cyclohexyl-1,3-propanediamine, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, 3-(cyclohexylamino)propylamine, piperazine, N-aminoethylpiperazine, TCD diamine (3(4),8(9)-bis(aminomethyl)tricyclo[5.2.1.0 2,6 ]decane),

araliphatic amines;

aromatic amines selected from phenylenediamines, phenylene-1,3-diamine, phenylene-1,4-diamine, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 2,2′-diaminodiphenylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers;

adduct hardeners which are the reaction products of epoxy compounds, especially glycidyl ethers of bisphenol A and F, with excess amine;

polyamidoamine hardeners which are obtained by condensation of mono- and polycarboxylic acids with polyamines, especially by condensation of dimer fatty acids with polyalkylenepolyamines;

Mannich base hardeners which are obtained by reaction of mono- or polyhydric phenols with aldehydes, especially formaldehyde, and polyamines;

Mannich bases, formaldehyde, m-xylylenediamine, N-aminoethylpiperazine, blends of N-aminoethylpiperazine with nonylphenol and/or benzyl alcohol, phenalkamines which are obtained in a Mannich reaction from cardanols, aldehydes and amines.

8. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of isophoronediamine, 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,2′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers, a mixture of the isomers of 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, adduct hardeners based on the reaction product of epoxy compounds and diamines and/or polyamines B2) or a combination of the aforementioned amines.

9. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of isophoronediamine and/or a combination of isophoronediamine and a mixture of the isomers of 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine.

10. The building block according to claim 1 , wherein mixtures of the di- and/or polyamines with at least one latent hardener are used as component B2).

11. The building block according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one latent hardener is selected from dicyandiamide, cyanoguanidines, aromatic amines, guanidines, modified polyamines, N-acylimidazoles, imidazoles, carbonyl hydrazides, triazine derivatives, melamine and derivatives thereof, N-cyanoacylamide compounds, and acylthiopropylphenols.

12. A method of producing building blocks according to claim 1 , wherein at least one rebar formed essentially from

A) at least one fibrous carrier

and

B) a hardened composition formed from

B1) at least one epoxy compound

and

B2) at least one diamine and/or polyamine

in a stoichiometric ratio of the epoxy compound B1) to the diamine and/or polyamine component B2) of 0.8:1 to 2:1, as matrix material, and

C) optionally further auxiliaries and additives,

is positioned in a mold, aerated concrete mortar is added and the content of the mold is cured.

13. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of saturated, unsaturated, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic epoxy compounds with or without hydroxyl groups.

14. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of glycidyl ethers, glycidyl esters, aliphatic epoxides, diglycidyl ethers based on bisphenol A and/or bisphenol F, and glycidyl methacrylates.

15. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the epoxy compound B1) is selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins based on bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, epoxy resins based on bisphenol F diglycidyl ether and cycloaliphatic epoxy resins.

16. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of primary and/or secondary di- and/or polyamines.

17. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the following amines, alone or in mixture:

aliphatic amines, preferably polyalkylenepolyamines, more preferably selected from ethylene-1,2-diamine, propylene-1,2-diamine, propylene-1,3-diamine, butylene-1,2-diamine, butylene-1,3-diamine, butylene-1,4-diamine, 2-(ethylamino)ethylamine, 3-(methylamino)propylamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, pentaethylenehexamine, trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, 2-methylpentanediamine, hexamethylenediamine, N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)propane-1,3-diamine, N,N″-1,2-ethanediylbis(1,3-propanediamine), dipropylenetriamine, adipic dihydrazide, hydrazine;

oxyalkylenepolyamines selected from polyoxypropylenediamine and polyoxypropylenetriamine;

cycloaliphatic amines selected from isophoronediamine (3,5,5-trimethyl-3-aminomethylcyclohexylamine), 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane and 2,2′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers, 3,3′-dimethyl-4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, N-cyclohexyl-1,3-propanediamine, 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, 3-(cyclohexylamino)propylamine, piperazine, N-aminoethylpiperazine, TCD diamine (3(4),8(9)-bis(aminomethyl)tricyclo[5.2.1.0 2,6 ]decane),

araliphatic amines;

aromatic amines selected from phenylenediamines, phenylene-1,3-diamine, phenylene-1,4-diamine, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 2,2′-diaminodiphenylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers;

adduct hardeners which are the reaction products of epoxy compounds, especially glycidyl ethers of bisphenol A and F, with excess amine;

polyamidoamine hardeners which are obtained by condensation of mono- and polycarboxylic acids with polyamines, especially by condensation of dimer fatty acids with polyalkylenepolyamines;

Mannich base hardeners which are obtained by reaction of mono- or polyhydric phenols with aldehydes, especially formaldehyde, and polyamines;

Mannich bases, formaldehyde, m-xylylenediamine, N-aminoethylpiperazine, blends of N-aminoethylpiperazine with nonylphenol and/or benzyl alcohol, phenalkamines which are obtained in a Mannich reaction from cardanols, aldehydes and amines.

18. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of isophoronediamine, 4,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,4′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2,2′-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, alone or in mixtures of the isomers, a mixture of the isomers of 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine, adduct hardeners based on the reaction product of epoxy compounds and diamines and/or polyamines B2) or a combination of the aforementioned amines.

19. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein the diamine and/or polyamine B2) is selected from the group consisting of isophoronediamine and/or a combination of isophoronediamine and a mixture of the isomers of 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylenediamine.

20. The building block according to claim 2 , wherein mixtures of the di- and/or polyamines with at least one latent hardener are used as component B2).