slag cement

American  

noun

1. a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.

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Etymology

Origin of slag cement

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Other matrices are slag cement, a comparatively recent invention, and some other natural and artificial cements which find occasional advocates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

The product termed slag cement sets slowly, but ultimately attains a strength scarcely inferior to that of Portland cement.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

All concrete used in engineering work is made of either Portland, natural or slag cement, and the great bulk of all concrete is made of Portland cement.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers