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Effect of particlesize of blast furnace slag on properties of portland cement Jianping Zhu1*, Qifang Zhong1, Gaige Chen1, Dongxu Li2 1
School of materials science and engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China College of materials science and engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, China; a
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Abstract Fineness is one of the key factors in determining the hydration activity factor of slag. The present research investigates the effect of particle size distribution (PSD) of slag on water requirement, setting time, and compressive strength. For this purpose, a reference and 17 cement samples containing different blast furnace slag are made and the properties are tested. When slags with proper PSD are prepared the cement properties can be better than the reference. Keywords: Blast furnace Slag; Particle size distribution; Compressive strength; Cement
1. Introduction Blast furnace slag is a by-product of the manufacture of pig iron from iron ore, limestone and coke. Slag is rapidly cooled by quenching to obtain an almost completely amorphous material. Its chemical composition mainly depends on that of the iron ore and potentially contains 27–40% SiO2, 30–50% CaO, 5–15% Al2O3, and 1–10% MgO[1]. Blast furnace slag has been used as a supplementary cementing material for more than 100 years and there is a broad knowledge on its application. Most of the slag is used for the production of blended cements and slag cements. Currently, there is high interest in the application of this alternative material because the production of slag cement reduces the CO2 emissions of [2,3].The hydration of blast furnace slag is slow when compared to Portland cement clinker, resulting in lower early strength. There are many kind of method to active slag, such as to use Portland cement clinker with a high content of water soluble alkali, addition of high amounts of calcium sulphate and alkali activation [4]. This paper presents data on the performance of the cement made with different amount and particle size of slag. These data were compared to those of the cement without slag. The parameters investigated included the compressive strength of cement, water requirement of normal consistency, and setting time property.
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2. Experiment 2.1. Raw materials. Portland cement type P II 52.5R, according to Chinese Standard GB 175, was from Henan Jiaozuo Jiangu Cement Plant(Jiaozuo, P.R. China). The properties of cement are described in Table 1. The blast furnace slag properties are also given in Table 1, which was from the was from Qinyang Iron and Steel Plant (Jiaozuo, P.R. China). The blast furnace slag was grinded and separated by using a series of standard sieves (200, 300, and 400 mesh). The particles were divided into three part: between 200 and 300 mesh (SA), between 300 and 400 mesh (SB), and smaller than 400 mesh (SC). The particle size of blast furnace slag was measured by using a Laser Particle Size Analyzer (Rise-2008) and the results were listed in Fig.1. Table 1 Chemical analysis of cement and FA Chemical analysis (%)
SiO2
Al2O3
Fe2O3
CaO
MgO
SO3
Na2O
LOI
Cement
19.0
4.13
5.84
64.9
0.9
1.29
0.27
1.36
Blast furnace Slag
36.1
11.7
1.2
40.1
7.3
1.9
0.47
0.6
2.2. Experiment procedure The mixing ratios of samples are listed in Table 2. The water requirement of normal consistency and setting time are tested according to GB/T1346-2001. The paste specimens are molded according to GB175-1999, and are cured in a fog room at 20℃ for 24 h, then remolded and cured in water at 20±3℃ until the desired age. Then the bending strength and compressive strength at 3d and 28d are tested. SA SB SC
cumulative frequency (%)
100
80
60
40
20
0 1
10
Particle size (um)
Fig. 1 Particle size curves of slag
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Table 2 Mixing ratio of samples (on weight) No.
Cement
Standard Sand
Water
SA
SB
SC
A
1
3
0.5
0
0
0
B
0.9
3
0.5
0.1
0
0
C
0.8
3
0.5
0.2
0
0
D
0.7
3
0.5
0.3
0
0
E
0.6
3
0.5
0.4
0
0
F
0.9
3
0.5
0
0.1
0
G
0.8
3
0.5
0
0.2
0
H
0.7
3
0.5
0
0.3
0
I
0.6
3
0.5
0
0.4
0
J
0.9
3
0.5
0
0
0.1
K
0.8
3
0.5
0
0
0.2
L
0.7
3
0.5
0
0
0.3
M
0.6
3
0.5
0
0
0.4
N
0.6
3
0.5
0.16
0.16
0.08
O
0.6
3
0.5
0.16
0.08
0.16
P
0.6
3
0.5
0.12
0.16
0.12
Q
0.6
3
0.5
0.08
0.16
0.16
3. Results and discussion 3.1. Cement strength The result of bending strength and the compressive strength is listed in Fig.1.and Fig.2 3d 28d 11 10
Bending strength(MPa)
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
Sample
Fig.2 Influence of blast furnace slag on bending strength at different ages
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It can be seen from the Fig.2 that the bending strength of all samples increases with hydration age. At 3d age, with the increase of blast furnace slag SA, SB, and SC the bending strength decreases. This is because that at early age the activity of blast furnace slag is not stimulated abundantly. At 3d age，G is smaller than H，J is smaller than K. This is because of different at particle size distribution. Because of low content (10%) of smaller blast furnace slag, they can not fully fill the gap between particles. resulting in their relatively low bending strength. However with the decrease of particle size of blast furnace slag the bending strength of sample increases, indicating its higher activity. This is because that with the decrease of particle size, the specific surface area and structure defect increases, resulting its faster reaction speed. The tendency of bending strength of 28d is similar to that of 3d. However the difference of bending strength of samples adding SC is wee, and all are higher than the blank sample A, indicating the high activity of fine particle. 3d 28d
65 60
Compressive strength(MPa)
55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
Sample
Fig.3 Influence of blast furnace slag on compressive strength at different ages
water requirement of normal consistency(%)
28.0
27.5
27.0
26.5
26.0
25.5
25.0
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
Sample
Fig.4 Influence of blast furnace slag on water requirement of normal consistency
It can be seen from the Fig.3 that the compressive strength of all samples increases with hydration age.
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At 3d age, with the increase of blast furnace slag SA, SB, and SC the compressive strength decreases. And with the decrease of particle size of blast furnace slag the compressive strength of sample increases, similar to bending strength. The tendency of compressive strength of 28d is similar to that of 3d when adding SA. At 28d age ,G is lower than H, this is because that low content of smaller blast furnace slag It can not fully fill the gap, resulting in relatively low compressive strength. JKLM group have the same compressive strength essentially, and higher than the blank group. However the difference of bending strength of samples adding SB is wee, especially SC, which shows higher strength than the blank sample A, indicating the high activity of fine particle. The result of N, O, P, Q indicating that with the decrease of particle size the activity increases. It also can be seen that the compressive strength of sample Q is close to A. 3.2. Water requirement of normal consistency:
setting time（min）
It can be seen from Fig.4 that the change of water requirement of normal consistency is small when adding SA, SB, and decreased with the increase of dosage. However it increased evidently when adding SC, because of its small particle size and larger specific surface area. initial setting time final setting time
340 320 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
Sample
Fig.5 Influence of blast furnace slag on setting time 3.3. Setting time It can be seen from Fig.5 that the initial setting time and final setting time are prolonged with the increase proportion of blast furnace slag, because of its low activity at early ages. 4. Conclusions 1. The bending and compressive strength increased with the decrease of particle size of blast furnace slag, and the 28d strength of samples adding very fine slag particle can be higher than the blank one. Reasonable particle size distribution of slag also can show high strength.
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2. Fine than 400 mesh particles increases the water requirement of normal consistency and prolong the setting time . 3. Fine than 400 mesh particles of slag compact the microstructure of hydration samples. Acknowledgements This research is sponsored by National Major Project for Fundamental Research and Development (2009CB623104-2), Foundation of He’nan Educational Committee (2011B430015) and Doctor Foundation of Henan Polytechnic University (B2009-97). References [1] [2] [3] [4]
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