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Utilization Of Slag And Dust Generated From Iron And Steel Industry In Egypt, Yasser Sayed Korany

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This thesis presents proposed environmentally friendly construction materials by utilizing slags and dust generated from steel industry in Egypt. Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) dust is suggested to be used as an alternative to the conventional pigments for mortars and as a chemical resistance agent too. While air-cooled Blast Furnace (BF) slag, Basic Oxygen-converter Furnace (BOF) slag, and EAF slag are proposed to replace fine minerals in preparing cement floor hardeners and screed mortars for new and existing concrete floors. Furthermore, all slag types are also proposed to replace coarse aggregates in producing cement masonry units and paving stone interlocks. The …