ARTIFICIAL AGGREGATE

• It’s a classification of aggregate based on density – Normal and light weight

• Eg. Broken Brick, Air – cooled slag, Sintered fly ash, Bloated clay
• Slag is a co-product of the iron and steelmaking process.
• After conditioning, screening, crushing and washing, the processed material
is an artificial aggregate
• Posses many advantages over natural aggregates.

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• It is the first choice for a number of construction applications because of its
improved physical and mechanical properties
• Whole life costs are minimized owing to its durability.
• Processed slag can be recycled back into steelmaking as a metallurgical
additive, using a patented method
• In addition, certain slag types have chemical properties that make them
effective filtering media or fertilizing agents
• Advantages in using an artificial material such as slag to mitigate the
environmental impact of steelmaking

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• Its advantages are firmness, low volumetric weight and fast

absorbability allowing the product to be used in concrete and mortar to be
immediately applied without changing their consistence.

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 Production of Artificial Aggregation

Figure shows the flow sheet of an artificial lightweight aggregate

manufacturing plant. This plant is comprised of silos, feeders, conveyors, a
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mixer, a pan-type pelletizer, a sinter strand, a dust collector and fans.
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• The fly ash extracted from the silo in a given volume is fed to the mixer.
• If the unburnt coal content in the fly ash is low, a small amount of pulverized
coal is added.
• The fly ash mixed with a proper volume of water by the mixer is fed to the
pan-type pelletizer and pelletized into 5-15 mm green pellets.

• The green pellets are fed to the sinter strand and indurated.
• The characteristics of the pellets are controlled by promoting sintering
reaction at the subsequent sintering zone.
• After sintering, the pellets are slowly cooled by air, and then are screened 5
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into 5-10 mm and 10-15 mm piece sizes for use as commercial pellets.
Product Properties

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