Constituents | Chemical properties of quarry dust and natural sand | ||
Quarry dust | Natural sand | Test method | |
SiO2 | 62.48 | 80.78 | IS 4032-1968 |
Al2O3 | 18.72 | 10.52 | IS 4032-1968 |
Fe2O3 | 6.54 | 1.75 | IS 4032-1968 |
CaO | 4.83 | 3.21 | IS 4032-1968 |
MgO | 2.56 | 0.77 | IS 4032-1968 |
Na2O | Nil | 1.37 | IS 4032-1968 |
K2O | 3.18 | 1.23 | IS 4032-1968 |
TiO2 | 1.21 | Nil | IS 4032-1968 |
Loss of ignition | 0.48 | 0.37 | IS 4032-1968 |