Abstract:Cement was equally replaced by fly ash with 20%, 30% and 50% proportions. Cement limestone fly ash paste samples were immerged in 10% magnesium sulfate solution(by mass) at (5±2)℃ for 15months to accelerate thaumasite form of sulfate attack(TSA). The corrosion products were qualitatively analyzed by infrared spectrum(IR) and quantitatively analyzed by X ray diffraction(XRD)/Rietveld refinement methods. The effect index of fly ash on TSA was investigated by gray correlation analysis. The results show that:effects of fly ash on TSA are closely related to the composition, content of fly ash. The activity index of fly ash has a maximum gray correlation degree to quantity of thuamasite formation which could be used as an index for filtering fly ash to prevent TSA. Fly ash with an activity index >80% could improve the resistance to TSA in cement based materials when the content reached 50%.