Slag: From By-product to Valuable Construction Material
Slag: From By-product to Valuable Construction Material. By Stephen Dietz 07.29.2014. Slag is a by-product of the metallurgical smelting process. Slag has a double role: it permits removal of impurities, known as gangue, from the melt by forming oxides. It also allows exchange reactions with the liquid metal, permitting control of the process ...