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However, the development of these cements is relatively recent (they emerged at the beginning of the 20th century), so there are still certain aspects relating to their durability that need to be evaluated. The present work analyses the chemical durability of magnesium potassium phosphate cements (MKPCs) during 1 year of immersion in three leaching media: seawater, a Na2SO4 solution (4% by mass) and deionized water. For this, pastes of prismatic specimens of MKPC, prepared with different M\/P ratio (2 and 3), were submitted to the different chemical attacks. At different ages, the changes on the mechanical strengths, microstructure (BSEM, MIP) and mineralogy (XRD, FTIR, TG\/DTG) were evaluated. 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