Slags

Characteristics

Applications

Steelmaking slag

Hard, wear-resistant

Aggregate for asphalt concrete

Hydraulic property

Base course material

Fertilizer components

Fertilizer and soil improvement

FeO, CaO, SiO2 components

Raw material for cement clinker

Large angle of internal friction

Material for civil engineering works, ground improvement material

Air-cooled Blast furnace slag

Hydraulic property

Road base course material

No alkali-aggregate reaction

Coarse aggregate for concrete

Low Na2O and K2O

Cement clinker raw material

Thermal insulation and sound absorption effects when made into a fiber

Raw material for rock wool

Fertilizer component

Calcium silicate fertilizer

Granulated Blast furnace slag

Strong latent hydraulic property when finely ground

Raw material for Portland blast furnace slag cement

Blending material for Portland cement

Concrete admixtures

Low Na2O and K2O

Raw material for cement clinker

Latent hydraulic property

Material for civil engineering works, ground improvement material

Lightweight, large angle of internal friction, large water permeability

Does not contain chlorides

Fine aggregate for concrete

No alkali-aggregate reaction

Fertilizer component

Calcium silicate fertilizer

Soil improvement