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Table 2.

Phases identified by XRD for each composition after the heat treatment at the selected temperatures and plateau times. (S_ss: silicocarnotite_ss; A_ss: Nurse’s A-phase_ss; R_ss: (α-C₂S-α′TCP)_ss; * Fix et al. invariant point.)

Composition No.	Holding Conditions		Observed Phase	General Characteristics
Composition No.	Temperature (°C)	Time (h)	Observed Phase	General Characteristics
1	1300	144	A_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss	White solid
	1400	144	R_ss	White solid
	1500	144	R_ss	White solid
2	1225	144	A_ss	White solid
	1300	144	A_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss	White solid
3	1225	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
4	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1250	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1275	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
5	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1250	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1275	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
6 *	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1250	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1275	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
	1500	144	R_ss	White solid
7	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1250	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1275	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
8	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1250	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1275	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
9	1362	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
9	1370	144	A_ss + R_ss	White solid
10	1362	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
10	1370	144	R_ss	White solid
11	1362	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1370	144	R_ss	White solid
	1400	144	R_ss	White solid
	1450	144	R_ss	White solid
	1500	144	R_ss	White solid
12	1362	144	R_ss + S_ss	White solid
12	1370	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
13	1362	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1370	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1400	144	S_ss	White solid
14	1225	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	A_ss + S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	R_ss + S_ss	White solid
15	1225	48	S_ss	White solid
	1300	48	S_ss	White solid
	1350	144	S_ss	White solid
	1375	144	S_ss	White solid
16	1300	144	S_ss	White solid
	1400	144	S_ss	White solid
	1450	144	R_ss	White solid
	1500	144	R_ss	White solid