Phase Diagrams of Silicate Systems: Handbook; Third Issue; Ternary Systems

Abstract : In the third issue of the handbook Phase Diagrams of Silicate Systems, information is included on the phase relationships in systems containing silica and two other oxides (for example, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, BaO, Na2O, K2O, Ln2O3, GeO2, TiO2, ZrO2, P2O5, Cr2O3, MnO, FeO, Fe2O3, H2O, fluorides, sulfides and others). The systems examined are the physicochemical basis for production of refractories, various types of ceramics, glass, materials for radioelectronics, nuclear engineering, etc. Not only are equilibrium phase diagrams presented in the handbook, but the phases existing in the subsolidus region, as well as under high pressure conditions, are described. Some physical constants are given (optical properties, structural characteristics, etc.) of the major compounds existing in the corresponding systems.