6. Supplementary setting for hydraulic and pozzolanic binders
6.1 Blast furnace slag activation
Blast furnace slag is a by-product of ironmaking. They are made up of iron ore and coke impurities, added fluxes and refractory wear products. They are calcium and magnesium silico-aluminates which, when rapidly cooled, retain their vitreous state, making them reactive in the same way as clinker, the main component of cement.
Vitrified slag is therefore a hydraulic binder which, when an activator such as lime (5 to 10% quicklime equivalent) is added, is capable of initiating setting and developing mechanical resistance. Lime's role is to raise the pH and initiate the solubilization of reactive slag components, followed by their crystallization.
Reaction kinetics are...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Chaux de construction. - AFNOR NF EN 459 -
- Tests to determine the mechanical and physical properties of aggregates – Determination of the porosity of dry compacted filler. - AFNOR NF EN 1097-4 - 06/2008
- Sol traité à la chaux. - AFNOR NF EN 1227-11 -
- Essai d'évaluation de l'aptitude d'un sol au traitement. - AFNOR NF P 94-100 -
- Bituminous mixes – Test methods for hot hydrocarbon mixes...
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• UP Chaux – Union of lime producers
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