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Table 3 Physical and chemical specifications of the aggregates

From: Eco-friendly High-Strength Refractory Concrete Containing Calcium Alumina Cement by Reusing Granite Waste as Aggregate

Component

Standard sand (ASTM C146, 2004)

Used silica sand

Used granite waste (GW)

SiO2

96–98.1

97–99

91.18

Fe2O3

0.2–0.7

0.2–0.6

1.9

Al2O3

0.51–1.63

0.4–1.7

0.22

CaO

0.4–0.7

0.07–0.2

0.53

Na2O

0.03–0.8

0–0.1

0.08

K2O

0.02–0.08

0.02–0.06

1.13

MgO

–

–

1.82

TiO2

–

–

0.05

P2O5

–

–

0.04

MnO

–

–

0.11

SO3

–

–

0.37

Cl

–

–

0.05 < 

LOI

–

0.01–0.35

2.72