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Fig. 2.4
Flowchart of production of ferrous slag (courtesy Nippon Slag Association)
The use of steel slag in the preparation of blended cement, or cement clinker,
and as aggregate or hydraulic binder in road construction has been proposed by
several authors for a long time (Mahieux et al.
2009
; Monshi and Asgarani
1999
;
Shi and Qian
2000
). However, not much is reported on the use of steel slag as
aggregate in preparation of cement mortar and concrete. Compared to the use of
