Research Article

Potential Use of Scoria as a Cementitious Material for Green Concrete Production

Table 2

Chemical and physical properties of cement used.

Chemical composition of oxidesPhysical properties

OxidesMean valueDescriptionMean value
SiO2 (%)20.65Residue (%) on 45 µm10.50
Al2O3 (%)4.96Standard consistency28.5
Fe2O3 (%)3.02Setting time (minutes)I.S.T155
CaO (%)63.08F.S.T230
MgO (%)1.42Compressive strength (MPa)1 day11.02
SO3 (%)2.113 days17.40
LOI0.8228 days42.63