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Slag

Hundreds of tons of slag is produced a year all over the world as a by-product of metal smelting. Slag can be used in concrete, aggregate road materials, as ballast, or in phosphate fertilizer. Slag is a crumbly aggregate with lumps of varying sizes. Slag is also referred to as cinder.

 

 

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