{"title":"Hydration properties of the composite cementitious materials containing steel slag under steam curing condition","authors":"Maosen Li, Xiao Liang, Long Chen, Shuhua Liu","doi":"10.1680/jadcr.23.00102","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Steel slag (SS) is a by-product of steel industry, and its recycling is of great significance. In this study, the influence of SS fineness and curing regimes on the hydration properties of cement and the effects of SS content on the compressive strength of pastes were investigated. The hydration products and microstructure of pastes were further explored through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the compressive strength decreases gradually with the increase of SS, and increases with the increase of the specific surface area of SS. The compressive strength of paste after steam curing is improved, and the compressive strength of the paste mixed with 30% SS can reach more than 50 MPa after 90 days of steam curing. The hydration products of paste mixed with SS is not significantly different from that of cement, which is mainly composed of Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub> and C-S-H gel, accompanied by a small amount of CaCO<sub>3</sub>. SS has secondary hydration in long-term age and can fill and refine the pore structure, according to SEM. Using SS as supplementary material is beneficial to reducing cement cost and lowering CO<sub>2</sub> emission.","PeriodicalId":7299,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Cement Research","volume":"44 1-3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in Cement Research","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jadcr.23.00102","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Steel slag (SS) is a by-product of steel industry, and its recycling is of great significance. In this study, the influence of SS fineness and curing regimes on the hydration properties of cement and the effects of SS content on the compressive strength of pastes were investigated. The hydration products and microstructure of pastes were further explored through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that the compressive strength decreases gradually with the increase of SS, and increases with the increase of the specific surface area of SS. The compressive strength of paste after steam curing is improved, and the compressive strength of the paste mixed with 30% SS can reach more than 50 MPa after 90 days of steam curing. The hydration products of paste mixed with SS is not significantly different from that of cement, which is mainly composed of Ca(OH)2 and C-S-H gel, accompanied by a small amount of CaCO3. SS has secondary hydration in long-term age and can fill and refine the pore structure, according to SEM. Using SS as supplementary material is beneficial to reducing cement cost and lowering CO2 emission.
期刊介绍:
Advances in Cement Research highlights the scientific ideas and innovations within the cutting-edge cement manufacture industry. It is a global journal with a scope encompassing cement manufacture and materials, properties and durability of cementitious materials and systems, hydration, interaction of cement with other materials, analysis and testing, special cements and applications.