RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Mechanical properties of sustainable concrete containing powdery ladle furnace slag from different sources A1 López Ausín, Víctor A1 Revilla Cuesta, Víctor A1 Skaf Revenga, Marta A1 Ortega López, Vanesa K1 Concrete K1 Ladle furnace slag K1 Pre-treatment K1 Mechanical performance K1 Analysis of variance K1 Multi-criteria optimum mix K1 Ingeniería civil K1 Civil engineering K1 Materiales de construcción K1 Building materials AB A suitable content of powdery Ladle Furnace Slag (LFS) has to be selected to balance its hydraulic and expansiveproperties when added to concrete. In this study, the performance of concrete containing two powdery LFS isstudied: H-type LFS, stabilized before use, and N-type LFS, used in its original state. Lower expansiveness wasobserved in the H-type LFS, and strength development was assisted by the formation of calcium-silicate-hydrates.Therefore, it increased the modulus of elasticity, the splitting tensile strength, and the flexural strength ofconcrete. Higher hydraulicity and expansiveness were found in the N-type LFS, which improved compressivebehavior-related properties up to a content of 10% but reduced tensile-related properties. These aspects wereconfirmed through scanning electron microscopy. In general, the H-type LFS improved the mechanical propertiesand carbon footprint of concrete, and its use is recommended in a multi-criteria approach, although the difference between both LFS was only statistically significant at advanced ages. PB Elsevier SN 0032-5910 YR 2024 FD 2024-02 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8348 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8348 LA eng NO This research work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Universities, MICINN, AEI, EU, ERDF and NextGenerationEU/PRTR [grant numbers PID2020-113837RB-I00; 10.13039/501100011033; TED2021-129715B-I00]; the Junta de Castilla y León (Regional Government) and ERDF [grant number UIC-231; BU033P23]; and, finally, the University of Burgos [grant number SUCONS, Y135.GI]. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 22-nov-2024