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Electron Microprobe Studies of the Hydration of 3CaO.SiO2

Nature volume 223, pages 492–494 (1969)Cite this article

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THE hydration of tricalcium silicate (3CaO.SiO2) has been investigated with the electron microprobe in order to determine unequivocally the element distribution in the hydration products. Our earlier work using the electron microprobe to follow the hydration of 3CaO.Al2O3 and 3CaO.SiO2 was fruitful particularly with respect to 3CaO.Al2O3 (ref. 1). The present research extends the study to include an examination of long period hydration products of 3CaO.SiO2 and the application of different experimental techniques.

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    MICHAEL W. GRUTZECK & DELLA M. ROY

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GRUTZECK, M., ROY, D. Electron Microprobe Studies of the Hydration of 3CaO.SiO2. Nature 223, 492–494 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223492a0

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