National Slag Association publications summary
General Information
Bases and Flexible Pavements
Applications in Cement and Concrete

Environmental Papers

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON IRON & STEEL SLAG
     
  "Iron and Steel Slag", Mineral Industry Surveys. U.S.G.S.  
  DVD VIDEO - "Slag: The Material of Choice" - 9 minute documentary on the slag industry and Blast Furnace Slag products.  
172-13 "Slag and its Relation to the Corrosion Characteristics of Ferrous Metals"  
172-6 "Use of Slag as a Roofing Material"  
173-3 "Steel Furnace Slag..An Ideal Railroad Ballast"  
174-5 "Two Unique Uses of Slag "; Ground cover and erosion control, and granular slag for filter.  
182-1 "Slag Purifies Trout Farm Water"  
182-6 "Properties and Uses of Iron and Steel Slags", D. Lewis, 1982  
184-1 "Slag Specified for Important Highway Project": Lake Michigan Dockwall  
185-2 "Open-Graded Pit-Run Increases Bearing Capacity of Weak In-Situ Soils"  
185-5 "Blast-Furnace Slag as Agricultural Liming Material"  
187-1 "Slag Helps Restore Vegetation tpt Abandoned surface Mines. "  
191-1* "Gabions Used for Erosion Control"  
194-5* "Slag - A Non-Hazard", D. Lewis, 12/80  
201-4* "American Agriculture gets growth spurt using EAF slag as liming agent"  
202-1* Leachate from BF Slag Technical Bulletin  
202-3* Iron and Steel Slag: Environmentally Responsible Construction Aggregates Technical Bulletin  
202-6* "Once again slag proves "less is more" on Michigan's M-63 in Benton Harbor"  
203-10* "Steel Slag Expansion - A Professional Experience"  
204-1* "Lightweight Slag- the product of choice for Highway 17 in Renfrew, Ontario"  

SLAG - BASES & FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS
     
170- I "Slag Bituminous Surface Courses"  
170-3 "The Polishing Resistance of Selected Slag Aggregates", Hegmon & Ryan, Report No. S37  
173-1 "Slag for Use in Bituminous Concrete"  
173-12 "Safer Pavements with Skid-Resistant Slag"  
175-3 "Blast-Furnace Slag Slurry Seals"  
183-6 "Baghouse Fines in Asphalt"  
183-10 "Air-Cooled Blast-Furnace Slag Bases"  
183-2 "Slag Utilization in Pavement Construction", J. Emery', ASTM 1982  
183-4 "Construction of Air-Cooled Blast Furnace Slag Base Courses", D. Lewis, 1983  
183-5 "Skid-Resistance Predictive Models for Asphaltic Concrete, Surface Courses", Emery, Lee & Kamel  
185-1 "Steel Slag Required on Illinois State Toll Highway"  
185-6 "Michigan Tests Reconfirm Superior Friction Qualities of Steel-Industry' Slags"  
185-7 "Slag Used in Unique Designs for Highway Base over Very Soft Sub-Soil"  
186-1 "Steel Slag Utilization in Asphalt Mixes"  
200-4* "Sudden Stops and starts don't bother Illinois Tollway Plaza"  
200-9* "Largest Stone Matrix Asphalt project In USA spans 6 lanes for 8 miles"  
202-2* I-70 Glenwood Canyon Asphalt Mix Design Technical Bulletin  
202-4* "NASCAR drivers know a smooth surface starts with a strong foundation"  
202-7* "I-70 through Glenwood Canyon: A series of bridges and a series of challenges solved with steel slag"  
203-1* "Steel Furnace Slag SMA Mix Proves to be 'The Worlds Strongest Intersection"  
203-6* SuperPave Technical Bulletin  
204-2* "ACBF Slag is Major Component of NCAT Test Track Research"  
205-2* Steel Slag used in Chip & Seal Applications Technical Bulletin  
205-4* "Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets a Paving Face Lift", HMAT Jan/Feb 2005 (reprint)  

SLAG - APPLICATIONS IN CEMENT & CONCRETE
     
151-1A "Wire Mesh Reinforcement Embedded in Slag Concrete Pavement for 35 Years, Entirely Free of Corrosion", E. Bauman, 1959  
156-2A "Flexural and Compressive Strength Properties of Air-Entrained Concrete with Air-Cooled BF Slag Aggregate", D. Lewis &. F. Hubbard, ASTM Proceedings, 1958  
168-5 "Blast-Furnace Slag Concrete"  
172-1 "Fire Resistance and Heat Transmission Properties of Concrete arid Masonry Made with Blast Furnace Slag Aggregate"  
172-8 "BF Slag Used in Bison System Components for Student Towers"  
172-14 "Report on the Use of Pelletized Expanded Slag in Structural Concrete"  
175-10 "Slag Concrete Masonry Units"  
176-7 "Use of Pelletized Slag in Concrete Masonry Units", ASTM Masonry Symposium 1976, 1978 ASTM Journal  
180-1 "Pelletized Lightweight Slag Aggregate", J. Emery, Concrete International, 1980  
181-12 "Properties of Ground Granulated Slags in Cement Blends" Heaton, Down & Emery 1981  
181-13 "High Temperature Properties of Pelletized Expanded Slag Concrete", D. Lewis, 1981  
181-3 "Durability of Slag Cement Concretes", D. Lewis, March 1981  
181-4 "Slag Cement", R. Galibert, March 1981 TC/MCMeeting  
181-6 "History of Slag Cements" D. Lewis, April 1981 AL Slag Cement Seminar  
183-8 "Quality Criteria for Crushed Concrete Aggregate"  
184-2 "Glass Content Influence Upon Hydraulic Potential of Blast-Furnace Slag", R. Galibert, 1984  
184-5 "Cementitious Applications of Ground Blast-Furnace Slag", D. Lewis, 1984  
185-4 "Fire Safety with Concrete Masonry", National Concrete Masonry Association, 1985  
188-2 "Pumped BF Slag Concrete Used in Indiana Nine-Bridge Interstate Rehabilitation Project"  
188-3 "Scotia Plaza - A unique Slag Project"  
200-1* "Flatwork Concrete that can withstand Michigan's temperature ups and downs"  
200-2* "Since 1774 slag has been mixing it up with cement"  
201-1* CemStarŪ Technical Bulletin  
202-5* "Slag fills six miles of three new lanes on busy I-65 in Hobart, IN"  
204-3* "Blast Furnace Slag - The Materials of Choice for Portland Cement Concrete"  
205-1* "Whitetopping - thin concrete overlays use BF Slag in Wayne County"  
205-3* "Blast Furnace Slag Weighs in at Detroit Metro Airport's Parking Garage"  

Environmental Papers available online in the environmental section
     
202-3 Iron and Steel Making Slag – Environmentally Responsible Construction Aggregates.
 
194-5 IRON and STEEL SLAGS — NON-HAZARDS  
202-1 Leachate from Blast Furnace Slag
 
200-3 Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Blast Furnace, Basic Oxygen Furnace, and Electric Arc Furnace Steel Industry Slags.  
202-9 Phosphorus Saturation Potential: A Parameter for Estimating the Longevity of Constructed Wetland Systems  
205-1 Water Improvement Initiatives in New Zealand Using Melter Slag Filter Beds  
  Phosphorus and pathogen removal from wastewater, storm water and groundwater..  
  Laboratory Development of Permeable Reactive Mixtures for the Removal of Phosphorus from Onsite Wastewater Disposal Systems  
BOF-PRB Removal of Phosphate and Waterborne Pathogens from Wastewater Effluent Using Permeable Reactive Materials  
  Use of Steel Slag to Remove Soluble Phosphorus from Closed Marine Systems
 
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Use of Steel Slag Leach Beds for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

 
AMD-WV51 Reclamation Research Report WV51 Steel Making Slag to Control AMD