Tricalcium Silicate
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Ellis: Tricalcium silicate gives Portland cement its high early strength
“Portland cement contains a very special phase called tricalcium silicate, which is only stable at around 1500 degrees Celsius. So as it falls out of the kiln and is quenched, this tricalcium silicate phase is sort of frozen, and that phase is what leads to Por…”