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This paper investigates the characteristics of concrete made from blast furnace nickel slag powder (BFNSP) and fly ash (FA) to use an alternative binder to conventional Portland cement (PC) by making a geopolymer concrete using an alkali activator. Samples for testing were made using 100% of BFNSP, and 50% BFNSP + 50% FA combination binder, as a direct replacement for the PC in concrete. These test samples were evaluated by compression and slump tests, also using the Le Chatelier’ method, XRF, and SEM analysis of microstructure properties. The samples with BFNSP were activated with alkaline activators with molarities of 12M and 6M with a ratio of Na2SiO3 to NaOH of 2.5. The test samples with 100% BFNSP and 12M activator showed the most slump and workability. However, the 50% BFNSP + 50% FA mix and 12M activator had the highest compressive strength at 55.97Mpa at 28 days. These results compare very favorably with the control Portland cement sample.
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Thank you for your support and assistance so that this paper can be completed, gratitude for Mr. Indra Gunawan, PT. Growth Java Industry, Cilegon, Indonesia, PT. Jaya Beton Indonesia, and Ahmad Zakkiyudin Ph.D., Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, (CMFA) Universitas Indonesia.
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Nelfia, L.O., Rahmawati, M., Astutiningsih, S. (2021). Experimental Study on Blast Furnace Nickel Slag Powder and Fly Ash as a Binder for Geopolymer Concrete. In: Mohammed, B.S., Shafiq, N., Rahman M. Kutty, S., Mohamad, H., Balogun, AL. (eds) ICCOEE2020. ICCOEE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 132. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6311-3_44
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