

DOI: 10. 7672 / sgjs2024160001
Steel slag is a solid waste residue produced during steelmaking. China has a huge output ofsteel slag, but the comprehensive utilization rate is low, occupying land and polluting the environment. Itis urgent to realize the resource utilization of steel slag. In recent years, there has been a certain level ofutilization of steel slag as a cementitious material or aggregate in building materials. Research andengineering practices have shown that the f⁃CaO and f⁃MgO in steel slag can cause volume expansionduring hydration in service, leading to poor volume stability of building materials. Therefore, solving thevolume stability problem of steel slag is the key to achieving its resource utilization. It has been found thatsteel slag has a high carbonation reaction activity, and carbonation reaction can consume the f⁃CaO and f⁃MgO in steel slag. Carbonation treatment can improve the poor volume stability of building materialscontaining steel slag, providing a new pathway for the widespread application of steel slag. This paperreviews the research progress on the volume stability of building materials containing carbonated steelslag, introduces the composition and classification of steel slag, discusses the expansion mechanism ofsteel slag, and summarizes the effects of carbonation factors such as carbonization temperature,water⁃to⁃solid ratio, humidity, particle size and gradation, CO2concentration and pressure, carbonation time, andadmixtures on the volume stability of building materials containing steel slag. Based on the currentresearch status and existing issues, research directions for further engineering application of carbonatedsteel slag in building materials are proposed.