Research Article
Mechanical, Durability, and Gamma Ray Shielding Characteristics of Heavyweight Concrete Containing Serpentine Aggregates and Lead Waste Slag
Table 1
The chemical attributes of the materials.
| Components (wt. %) | Cement | Serpentine aggregate | Lead slag |
| Al2O3 | 4.95 | 0.79 | 2.1 | CaO | 62.95 | 0.27 | 5.1 | SiO2 | 21.27 | 41.98 | 11.8 | Fe2O3 | 4.03 | 7.02 | 12.9 | MgO | 1.55 | 38.55 | 0 | SO3 | 2.26 | 0.03 | 0.05 | K2O | 0.65 | 0.03 | 0.18 | Na2O | 0.49 | 0 | 0.42 | Mn2O3 | — | 0.05 | — | TiO2 | — | 0.04 | — | P2O5 | — | 0.03 | — | Cl | — | 0.02 | — | Cr2O3 | — | 0.32 | — | NiO | — | 0.38 | — | CO3O4 | — | 0.04 | — | PbO | — | — | 48.8 | LOI | — | 10.45 | 18.65 | Specific gravity | 3.15 | 2.79 | 4.08 |
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