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Effects of C3A and C3S with gypsums on the hydration of oil well cement under hydrothermal curing

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Tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and tricalcium silicate (C3S) with gypsums play an important role in the hydration of oil well cement. This study aims to assess the influence of C3S and C3A with various gypsums on the hydration of oil well cement at 30, 50, and 80 °C through the analyses of hydration heat evolution by isothermal calorimetry analysis, setting and thickening times, strength, and hydration products by X-ray diffraction. The result reveals that C3A hydrates, in the presence of gypsums, rapidly at 80 °C to produce the C3AH6 phase leading to higher heat evolution. The conversion of AFt to AFm is observed in oil well cement paste at 50 °C. An increase in C3A leads to an increase in compressive strength and a decrease in permeability at 80 °C. An increase of C3S leads to the reduction of cumulative heat evolution and early compressive strength before 28 d. Gypsums shorten cement setting and thickening times opposite to the commonly known retardation effect due to the lower content of C3A and its acceleration on C3S hydration. Dihydrate and hemihydrate gypsums show a greater promotion effect on strength at 30 and 50 °C, while anhydrous gypsum presents a greater enhancing effect at 80 °C. Gypsum increases the permeability while the others show an unobvious effect at 80 °C.

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This research work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant numbers: 2021YFB3802002) and the “COSL & Nan**g Tech University Marine Cementing Materials Joint Laboratory”.

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Liu, H., Ma, Y., Song, X. et al. Effects of C3A and C3S with gypsums on the hydration of oil well cement under hydrothermal curing. J Therm Anal Calorim (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-024-13240-2

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