Table 6.

Percentages of BSA (%), ITZ (µm) and comparison of compressive strength (MPa) of mortar.

BSA (%)	ITZ (µm)	Compressive strength (MPa) of mortar against curing days
		3	7	14	28
0	1.42 ± 0.38	14.42 ± 0.52	20.76 ± 1.13	23.86 ± 1.19	31.61 ± 1.60
1	1.32 ± 0.33	15.6 ± 0.58	21.19 ± 1.16	21.97 ± 1.20	28.77 ± 1.45
2	1.02 ± 0.15	17.3 ± 0.67	21.51 ± 1.18	24.00 ± 1.20	29.50 ± 1.45

Results are presented in mean ± standard deviation for triplicates.