Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag

Listing ID #5546185

GGBS  (Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag) –

• The World’s Most Sustainable Building Material to Produce Strong and More Durable Low Carbon Concrete
• GGBS is Obtain By Quenching Molten Iron Slag - (a By Product of Iron & Steel Making) from a Blast Furnace in Water or Steam, to Produce a Glassy, Granular Product that is Then Dried & Ground Into fine Powder.
• It is Used to Make Durable Concrete Structure in Combination with Ordinary Portland Cement & other Pozzolanic Material.
• It is Widely Used in Europe, Usa, & in Asia for Its Superiority in Concrete Durability and Extending the Life Span of Buildings from Fifty to More Than One Hundred Years.
• Use of GGBS Significantly Reduces the Risk of Damages Caused By Alkali-silica Reaction, It Has Higher Resistance to Chloride, Sulfate & other Chemicals.

Basics of GGBS

• It is An Off-white Colored Powder
• Its Colour is Lighter Than a Colored Concrete
• smoother & More Defect Free Surface
• Lower Pigment Requirements – 20%  + Saving
• Can Be Used as Partial Replacement for White Cement

Chemical Properties

• Calcium Oxide – 42%
• Siliica – 30 %
• Alumina- 19%
• Magnesia – 5%
• Manganese – 0.15%

Environmental Benefits

• Conserves Natural Resources & Reduces Mining
• Reduces Energy Consumption By Approximately 42% of the Embodied Energy Required to Manufacture Concrete & Its Constituent Material.
• Save Up to 59% of the Embodied Carbon Dioxide Emissions and 42% of the Embodied Energy Required to Manufacture and Its Constituent Materials.
• Increases Durability & Service Life/reduces Maintenance Burden for the Structure (potentiality), Particularly Against Abrasion & Impact.

Advantages of GGBS

• Environment Friendly –
  
  • Energy Saving
  • CO₂ Emission Reduction
  • Natural Resources Conservation
  • Improve Carbon Footprints

• Durability
  
  • Increased Resistance to Acids
  • Increased Resistance to Salt

• Better Comprehensive Strength - GGBS Has a Slower ‘strength Gain’ Compared to Pure Opc in the Early Stages, It Will Eventually have a Higher Ultimate Strength. Strength Pattern Can also Be Controlled Through Concrete Mix Designs.

Applications

• High Rise Constructions
• In Challenging Construction to Pump Concrete
• High Performance Concrete Where Low Ratio of Water to Binder
• For High Flow or Self Compaction Concrete
• Precast Concrete for Tunnel,Bridge,Segment Al Construction Block Hollow Core Slab
• Post Tension/ Pre Stress Concrete Slab
• Concrete for Dam and Spillway & Tunnels
• Bore Piled Foundation
• Port, Jetty and Dock Construction, Pier and Marina Structures,Sea Retaining Walls,River Mouth Road Crossing
• Drainage Channels,Pumping Station
• Concrete/reinforced Concrete Tubes Used for Sewage Network
• Underwater Concrete Injections & Underground Concrete Wells
• Highways ,Runways,Underground Structure
• Ready Mix Concrete, Pre Cast Concrete & Mass Concrete
• Structure Subject to Acid Rains or Chloride Attacks
• Nuclear Waste Encapsulation, Biogas Plants, Geothermal Plants Fertilizer Depot

Simply GGBS Can Be Used Anywhere, Where Concrete is Produced By Using Portland Cement.