Beta tricalcium phosphate (β-Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , β-TCP) mixed with gypsum (CaSO 4 ・2H 2 O) was heated at 1300℃ and 1400℃. The resulting products were characterized by DTA, XRD, FTIR, EDX and hydration reactivity. An inhibition effect on the transition of the low temperature form β to high temperature form α was observed with increasing the amount of gypsum. The substitution of SO 4 for PO 4 was suggested from increases of the β→α transition temperature and hydration reactivity. However both the substitution and the presence of S were not recognized by XRD, EDX and FTIR. Increasing the amount of gypsum resulted in the formation of hydroxyapatite (Ca 5 (OH)(PO 4 ) 3 ) at 1300℃ and tetracalcium phosphate (Ca 4 (PO 4 ) 2 O) at 1400℃. The hydration reactivity was in the order, pure α-TCP << α-TCP heated with gypsum.