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110 Chapter 3 - Formation and Hydration
Figure 29. Differential thermal behavior of C AF-gypsum (w/s ratio 0.5 or 1.0) hydrated
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for 2 days at 25 or 80°C.
Chen and Shi [52] compared by DTG the hydration reaction of the
ferrite phases C AF and C AF in the presence of gypsum. In DTG curves
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they detected tricalcium aluminate sulfate, gypsum, low sulfoaluminate,
and Fe(OH) gel. The ettringite transformed to the low sulfate form after all
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gypsum was exhausted. The process of C AF hydration was similar to that
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of C AF. The gel phase was found in greater amounts in C AF and some
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Ca(OH) was also generated. It was concluded that the rate of ettringite
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formation from C AF was slower than that from C AF. When calcium
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hydroxide was also used with gypsum, the formation of ettringite was
retarded.
