Corrosion of blastfurnace slag paste in aqueous solution of (NH₄)₂SO₄

The sodium silicate activated slag paste corrosion in ammonium sulphate water solution tests have shown that the process has a much higher rate than in other sulphate solutions. However, the process itself is similar and the decalcifying of C-S-H phase is the main change, caused by Ca(OH)₂lack, with the simultaneous gypsum formation. Some differences in corrosion are occurring, namely the stability of ettringite is very low and aluminium ions are transitory incorporated in C-S-H phase, but during the decalcifying are then released to the solution, with the hydroxide formation. Sodium ions, are also bound in C-S-H phase, but are also released to the solution and in the form of sodium sulphate are lixiviate from the paste. The quick decrease of solution pH the stable phases became: gypsum, calcite and AH₃.