This work presents the results of the study about the use of copper slag as fine aggregate for concrete. The influence of the use of different percentages of granulated copper slag, as fine aggregate, in the mechanical properties (compression strength and splitting tensile strength) of the concrete was evaluated. The results show that the use of copper slag as fine aggregate, up to 40% of substitution in volume, promotes an increment in the mechanical performance of the concrete. The work shows the possibility of using copper slag in partial substitution of the natural aggregate.
Concrete; copper slag; fine aggregate
