Reducing the carbon impact of concrete is an important factor in construction material choice. Slag cement is a recovered material from the iron production process and because of this, reduces the environmental impact of concrete mixtures by decreasing carbon footprint, embodied energy and the use of non-renewable materials.

The GoodMills Group is the leading milling company in Central and Eastern Europe, being present in 7 core countries and a total of 25 mills widespread. With over 1,600 employers, we annually manage to …

The Slag Cement Association has published 30 information sheets in the Slag Cement in Concrete series. These are listed below in numeric order.

 — This paper reviews the production, processing, and characteristics of steel slag, and its use as a cementing component in different cementing systems. The chemical composition and cooling of molten steel slag have a great effect on the physical and …

 — Steelmaking slag has promising potential for cement clinker production, boasting high levels of CaO. Pretreatment methods enhance slag quality for cement production. Slag can enhances energy efficiency of cement clinker manufacturing.

 — As is known, aggregates with high particle density such as limonite (2Fe 2 O 3 H 2 O), magnetite (Fe 3 O 4), and barite (BaSO 4) are used in the production of heavy concrete. According to the particle density values obtained, steel furnace slag is suitable …

The American Concrete Institute. Founded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational programs, and proven expertise for …

Farmington Hills, Mich., (Sep. 18, 2024) – The Slag Cement Association (SCA) was pleased to participate in the paving of the test sections at MnROAD last week showcasing innovative carbon content reduction strategies. SCA members provided the slag cement and other materials for several innovative mixes. Slag cement is a recovered material from the iron …

Cement production accounts for about 5 percent of total man-made CO2 emissions. An effective way to reduce the amount of ordinary portland cement (OPC) in concrete is to replace a portion of the OPC with SCM. ... Current and past award winners are featured at slagcement.org. Nomination forms for the 2020 Slag Cement Project of the Year Awards ...

Slag cement is a recovered material from the iron production process and because of this, reduces the environmental impact of concrete mixtures. Additionally, slag cement is very effective in reducing permeability and increasing durability in concrete.

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In most research on the hot strip mill production scheduling problem (HSMPSP) arising in the steel industry, it is accepted that a schedule with lower penalty caused by jumps of width, hardness, and gauge will result in lower roller wear, so it is regarded as a better schedule. However, based on the analysis of production processes, it is ...

 — OSB producers have expanded mill production capacity by 5% (1.3 billion square feet (SF)) over the past five years in North America, and firms are building more mills in the region. The OSB sector produces 26 billion SF of panels and uses about 50 million tons of wood a year, which is 16% of the nearly 315 million tons of wood that the …

Farmington Hills, Mich., (Sep. 5, 2024) – The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announces the addition of Sathi USA as its newest member company. Sathi, with its new slag cement production facility in Houston, Texas, utilizes their own innovative slag concrete technology. The eco-friendly plant is designed to set new standards in sustainability, aligning with …

Linda Mills, Co-Founder & Executive Director Emeritus. Linda G. Mills is the 17th president of New York University and the Lisa Ellen Goldberg Professor of Social Work, Public Policy, and Law. Linda first came to NYU as an Associate Professor of Social Work in 1999 and in 2001 was promoted to full Professor.

Location: Kansas City, KansasAward: InfrastructureProject TeamOwner: City of Kansas City KS Contractor: Kissick Construction Architect/Engineer: Michels/Cole Concrete: Fordyce Concrete Slag Cement: HolcimLocated in Kansas City, KS, USA, the Argentine Main Pump Station was one of three pump station upgrades that the Unified Government (Corps of …

Location: DeKalb, Illinois Award: Innovative ApplicationsProject TeamOwner: Meta Contractor: Mortenson Engineer: PASE Slag Cement/Concrete: OzingaMeta collaborated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA, to use artificial intelligence to generate potential low carbon mixture designs, which were then tested …

Farmington Hills, Mich., (May. 14, 2024) – The Slag Cement Association (SCA) announces the addition of Texas Lehigh Cement Company as its newest member company. Texas Lehigh will be starting production at a new slag cement facility in Houston, Texas this summer.Texas Lehigh Cement Company, a fifty-fifty joint venture between Heidelberg …

Slag cement is a recovered material from the iron production process and because of this, reduces the environmental impact of concrete mixtures. Additionally, slag cement is very effective in reducing permeability and increasing durability in concrete. ... SCA Director: [email protected] Technical Questions: [email protected] ...

Material availability and supply is an important factor to the timeline and budget of any project. The SCA is proud to promote the use of slag cement to ready mix producers and industry professionals who understand the …

The first United States production was in 1896. Until the 1950's, granulated slag was used in the manufacture of blended portland cements, or as raw feedstock to make cement clinker. However, in the 1950's, slag cement became available in other countries as a separate product. ... SCA Director: [email protected] Technical ...

Farmington Hills, Mich., (Jan. 23, 2024) - The Slag Cement Association (SCA) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the third annual Slag Cement School in Alsip, Illinois, on April 29-30, 2024. The school will include educational presentations on slag cement use in concrete construction, sustainable resources available, and other presentations on …

 — The milled slag samples were characterized by isolated angular slag particles. The variation in median size (X 50) and Zeta potential of the slag milled for different time up to 60 min is given in Fig. 1.A sharp decrease in the median size (X 50) from 85.3 to 14.2 μm is observed during initial stage of milling up to about 5 min.The …

high early strength on slag cement using Taranto's GBFS, separate slag and clinker grinding is a more efficient process than intergrinding. It also proved to be the more flexible and economical method because the mills can be optimised for the products they are …

Iron and steel slag products are used in a variety of areas where their unique characteristics are put to effective use. The majority of the demand for these products comes from the field of cement. Approximately 40% …

As an ultimate result of the research conducted, the Canadian A3000 and A23.1 standards have been changed to allow the use of Portland-limestone cement together with slag in sulfate exposures without any low-temperature testing or other restrictions. More specifically, the sulfate resistance of Portland cement + slag cement and Portland …

Slag cement is most widely used in concrete, either as a separate cementitious component or as part of a blended cement. It works synergistically with portland cement to increase strength, reduce permeability, improve resistance to chemical attack and inhibit rebar …

38800 Country Club Dr. Farmington Hills, MI 48331 Phone: 248-848-3814. SCA Director: [email protected] Technical Questions: [email protected]

In 2000, production capacity for slag cement was esti-mated to exceed 2,000,000 metric tons or Megagrams (Mg) annually in North America. In the United States, production of slag cement was estimated to exceed 1,500,000 Mg, up from approximately 700,000 Mg in …