X-ray Diffraction-Based Quantification of Amorphous Phase in Alkali-Activated Blast Furnace Slag

The X-ray diffraction (XRD) signature of the glassy phase in blast furnace slag undergoing alkaline dissolution is evaluated. The intensity signature of the glassy phase present in slag can consistently be decomposed into three underlying pseudo-Voigt (PV) peaks. It is shown that the fundamental underlying characteristics of the XRD signature of the undissolved glassy phase of slag in terms of the underlying PV peaks do not change after...