Journal
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 41, Issue 1, Pages 1213-1221Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.09.050
Keywords
Iron tailings; Bloating; Lightweight aggregates; Characteristics
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Funding
- Technology Major Projects of China [2012ZX04010-032]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51468053]
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This paper reports the result of the investigation on manufacturing lightweight aggregate by the mixtures of the low-silicon iron tailings, fly ash and powdery quartz sand. The raw materials were characterized by chemical compositions, X-ray diffraction and particle size. The investigation was performed in a laboratory scale to assess the effects of the composition of the mixtures and the sintering conditions on the properties of the artificial lightweight aggregates. The effects of the composition of the mixtures and sintering temperatures on the bloating index, loose bulk density, apparent density, water absorption and compressive strength were determined. All the mixtures studied in the paper presented a bloating potential at high temperatures. The bloating index of all the samples is greater than 1, so all types of aggregates were expanded aggregates. The products obtained were lightweight aggregates. The microstructure and the phase composition of the lightweight aggregates were analyzed by scanning.electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The main mineral phases of the products were hematite, quartz and anorthite, which were principally responsible for the mechanical strength of the aggregates. The analysis of microstructures with SEM revealed a vitrified matrix and an extended formation of isolated and closed pores. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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