Effect of Fineness on Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Material Made from Magnesia Slag

Abstract

Magnesium slag is a kind of solid waste discharged by magnesium alloy related industries in the process of producing magnesium products or their alloys. Its composition is similar to Portland cement clinker, so it has great potential to be used as a new cementing material. In this paper, magnesium slag cementitious material specimens with different fineness were made by imitating the actual production environment. The flexural strength and compressive strength of specimens with different curing ages were tested, and the influence of fineness on them was analyzed. The results show that the fineness has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of pure magnesium slag cementitious materials. Its effect on the early strength is greater than that on the later strength. But the flexural strength and compressive strength will not always increase with the increase of fineness. There is a reasonable range of fineness.