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EXPANDED-SLAG CONCRETE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Concrete
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[An] insulating concrete with foamed slag as aggregate.

CONT

Foamed-slag concrete blocks are used both in load and non-load bearing walls. This concrete has high fire-resistance properties and about 75% of the thermal conductivity of other lightweight concretes. ... Production of this type [of concrete] is claimed to contribute less to air pollution than does the normal process.

OBS

foamed slag concrete: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de béton
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Béton isolant contenant des granulats expansés à base de laitier.

CONT

Les blocs de béton de laitier expansé sont utilisés pour la construction de murs porteurs et de murs non porteurs. Le béton de laitier expansé a une excellente résistance au feu et une conductivité thermique d'environ 75 % de celle des autres bétons légers. [...] On prétend que [le] procédé de fabrication [de ce type de béton] pollue moins l'air que le procédé normal de fabrication.

OBS

béton de laitier expansé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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