Abstract In this study, Fe-Ni slag, converter slag and dephosphorization slag generated from the steel industry, and fly ash or bottom ash from a power plant, were mixed at an appropriate mixing ratio and melted in a melting furnace in a massproduction process for glass ceramics. Then, glass-ceramic products, having a basalt composition with SiO₂, Al₂O₃, CaO, MgO, and Fe₂O₃ components, were fabricated through casting and heat treatment process. Comparison was made of the samples before and after the modification of the process conditions. Glass-ceramic samples before and after the process modification were similar in chemical composition, but Al₂O₃ and Na₂O contents were slightly higher in the samples before the modification. Before and after the process modification, it was confirmed that the sample had a melting temperature below 1250 ℃, and that pyroxene and diopside are the primary phases of the product. The crystallization temperature in the sample after modification was found to be higher than that in the sample before modification. The activation energy for crystallization was evaluated and found to be 467 kJ/mol for the sample before the process modification, and 337 kJ/mol for the sample after the process modification. The degree of crystallinity was evaluated and found to be 82% before the process change and 87% after the process change. Mechanical properties such as compressive strength and bending strength were evaluated and found to be excellent for the sample after process modification. In conclusion, the samples after the process modification were evaluated and found to have superior characteristics compared to those before the modification.

This study evaluated the fluidity and compressive strength of concrete by replacement ratio of blast furnace slag fine aggregate and ferronickel slag fine aggregate to investigate the possibility of replacing natural fine aggregate with steel slag for fine aggregate. Test results show that the use of steel slag fine aggregate improves the fluidity of concrete and compressive strength of concrete was higher than plain concrete.

As environmental concerns become a critical issue in the sustainability of the steel industry, manufacturing of various kinds of glass-ceramics and related functional materials recycled from post-mortem slags has become an important topic of research. The slag composition, which was reduced and cooled using this secondary treatment is affected by the operating parameters and thermo-physical properties of the slag, and thus can provide the potential for utilization in highly value-added products such as Portland cement and high-alumina cement. To increase the applications of the reduced slag product, a new cement material as well as slag aggregates from the EAF slags were developed by controlling the composition and morphology through novel methods.

본 연구는 준설토-철강슬래그 혼합토를 해양 건설재료로 활용 가능 여부를 확인하기 위하여 선슬래그 15mm 이하, 20mm이하, 40mm이하, 강슬래그 15mm이하, 20mm이하, 40mm이하, 수재, 괴재, BSSF 등 9가지 시료를 대상으로 준설토-철강슬래그 혼합토의 기본물성시험 및 일축압축강도시험을 진행하였다. 혼합토의 일축압축강도시험은 소성영역(함수비 22%)과 액성영역(함수비 30%)으로 나누어 중량비 혼합 20%, 30%, 40%로 양생 3일, 7일, 14일, 28일에 대하여 진행하였다. 시험결과 선슬래그 15mm이하, 20mm이하, 강슬래그 15mm이하, 20mm이하 혼합토의 강도가 현저하게 증가함을 확인하였다.