Polymorphism of tricalcium silicate in Portland cement: A fast visual identification of structure and superstructure

Powder Diffraction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-15

  Courtial, M ^a   De Noirfontaine, M N ^b,c   Dunstetter, F ^b   Gasecki, G ^c   Signes Frehel, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SOLIDES IRRADIÉS   (France)

^c Italcementi Group   (France)

Author keywords

Anhydrous cement; Polymorphism; Superstructure; X ray powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

POLYMORPHISM;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOLID SOLUTIONS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

SILICATES;

EID: 0037353690     PISSN: 08857156     EISSN: 19457413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1154/1.1523079     Document Type: Article

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