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Hydrated Portland cement undergoes a slow phase transition above 230°F in which the calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) gel phase reacts with calcium hydroxide and is transformed into crystalline dicalcium silicate hydrate (α-C2SH) which is much weaker.

Presence of silica flour can adjust the phase transformations and inhibit this strength reduction and the associated increase in permeability that occurs in set cement.

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