Brick And Copper Slag Brick Case Study

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Comparison of Engineering Properties between Pure Copper Slag Brick and Spent Copper Slag Brick
Salmaliza Salleh and Rishanthi.T Abstract- This paper was carried out to compare the engineering properties between pure copper slag brick and spent copper slag brick. Pure copper slag is the waste product of copper ore smelting and refining process while spent copper slag is the waste product from the process of abrasive blasting of metal surfaces. It is widely used in ship building, ship repair, other steel fabrication industries, building and industrial fields. According to copper industry report in the year 2010, for every ton of metal production about 2.2 tonne of slag is generated. Improper disposal and dumping of copper slag will cause …show more content…

5: Compressive strength of 0% brick.

Fig. 6: Comparison of compressive strength of 20% brick.

Fig. 7. Comparison of compressive strength of 40% brick

Fig. 8. Comparison of compressive strength of 60% brick

Fig 9: Comparison of compressive strength of PCS and SCS bricks at day 28 D. Density

The result for density of all mixtures with difference proportions of pure copper slag and spent copper slag shown in Table VIII and Table IX respectively. The density of cement-sand brick slightly increased as spent copper slag content was increased. The density of cement-sand brick was increased by almost 13.4% for mixture of replacement 60%PCS as fine aggregates, due to the fact that pure copper slag has higher specific gravity compared to the river sand.

TABLE VIII: DENSITY OF CEMENT-SAND BRICK USING PCS
Proportions Density (Kg/m3)
0% 2760.3
20% 2791.4
40% 3058.7
60% 3620.3

TABLE IX: DENSITY OF CEMENT-SAND BRICK USING SCS

Proportions Density (Kg/m3)
0% 2075.2
20% 2225.7
40% 2700.5
60% 3200.4

Fig 10. Comparison of density of PCS and SCS …show more content…

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