title

Coupled Experimental and Thermodynamic Optimization of the Na2O–FeO–Fe2O3–Al2O3 System: Part 1. Phase Diagram Experiments

author

Elmira Moosavi‐Khoonsari, Pierre Hudon, In‐Ho Jung

publisher

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

type

Article

DOi

https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.14020

date of publication

2015-10-31

abstract 

As part of the complete thermodynamic modeling of the Na2O–FeO–Fe2O3–Al2O3 system, the Na2O–FeO–Fe2O3–Al2O3 phase diagrams in air (1583 and 1698 K) and at Fe saturation (1573 and 1673 K) were investigated using the quenching method followed by Electron Probe Micro-Analyzer (EPMA) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) phase analysis. General features of the phase diagrams in this system were well revealed for the first time. A complete meta-oxide solid solution between NaAlO2 and NaFeO2 was observed. An extensive solid solution of Na2(Al,Fe)12O19 Na-βˮ-alumina was found and the existence of a miscibility gap in this solution was confirmed. Several compatibility triangles of three-phase assemblages were also identified in air and at Fe saturation.

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