| Market Segment |
Slag Aggregate Options |
Customer Solution |
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| Asphaltic Pavement |
*ACBF/*BOF/*EAF |
Skid resistance |
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Rut resistance |
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Reduced segregation |
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Meets Superpave requirements |
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| Sealcoating |
ACBF/BOF/EAF |
Improved skid resistance |
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Better bond between emulsion and aggregate |
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| Concrete |
ACBF |
Reduced weight/cu. yd. |
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Transport additional volume |
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| Mineral Wool Production |
ACBF |
Appropriate physical/chemical properties |
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Improved fire rating |
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| Lightweight Embankment |
ACBF |
Improved economics in placement and consolidation |
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Reduced wall loading |
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| Masonry Units |
ACBF |
Improved fire resistance |
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Enhanced texture/color |
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| Aggregate Base & Borrow Applications |
ACBF |
Reduced weight/cu.yd. |
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| Ice Control Grit Pugged with Road Salt & Calcium Chloride |
ACBF/BOF/EAF |
All temperature ice control
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Improved traction |
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| Septic/Drainage |
ACBF/BOF/EAF |
Improved drainability |
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| Rip Rap Applications |
ACBF |
Better yield |
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| Metallurgical Flux |
ACBF |
Alternative to expensive Wollastonite |
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| Portland Cement Raw Feed |
ACBF/BOF/EAF |
Excellent chemical properties 1:1 yield ratio |
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Precalcined |
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| *ACBF - Air Cooled Blast Furnace Slag |
*BOF - Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag |
*EAF - Electric Arc Furnace Slag
(Furnastone™) |
