Archives of Metallurgy and Materials (Feb 2022)

The Investigation of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Geopolymer at High Temperature by Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis

  • Ikmal Hakem Aziz,
  • Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah,
  • Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd Salleh,
  • Sorachon Yoriya,
  • Rafiza Abd Razak,
  • Rosnita Mohamed,
  • Madalina Simona Baltatu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24425/amm.2022.137494
Journal volume & issue
Vol. vol. 67, no. No 1
pp. 227 – 231

Abstract

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This paper elucidated the potential of electron backscatter diffraction analysis for ground granulated blast furnace slag geopolymers at 1000°C heating temperature. The specimen was prepared through the mechanical ground with sandpaper and diamond pad before polished with diamond suspension. By using advanced technique electron backscatter diffraction, the microstructure analysis and elemental distribution were mapped. The details on the crystalline minerals, including gehlenite, mayenite, tobermorite and calcite were easily traced. Moreover, the experimental Kikuchi diffraction patterns were utilized to generate a self-consistent reference for the electron backscatter diffraction pattern matching. From the electron backscatter diffraction, the locally varying crystal orientation in slag geopolymers sample of monoclinic crystal observed in hedenbergite, orthorhombic crystal in tobermorite and hexagonal crystal in calcite at 1000°C heating temperature.

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