Influence of SiO2/Al2O3 Content on Structure and Hydration Activity of Granulated Blast Furnace Slag

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Granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) is a by-product of manufacturing iron. Samples of GBFS with different ratio of SiO2/Al2O3 were prepared by simulating the actual process of GBFS in laboratory. This study investigated the influence of SiO2/Al2O3 content on structure and hydration activity of GBFS which were characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared radiation (IR) and mechanical testing. It is found that the vitreous content of each sample is above 97% and the hydration activity indexes of 7d and 28d of samples significantly decrease with the increase of SiO2/Al2O3 ratio. The IR characteristic absorption spectrum shows that the silicates mainly exist in [SiO4]-tetrahedra and the aluminum atoms are in different coordination states and the bonding strengths rise with the increase of SiO2/Al2O3 ratio.

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