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MgO±Na P O system into two partial systems: ꢀ1)
4
substances, namely: ꢀ1) Mg ꢀPO ) andNa PO mixed
3 4 2 3 4
2
7
MgO±MgNa ꢀPO ) andꢀ2) MgNa ꢀPO ) ±Na P O .
4
in a 1:4 molar ratio, ꢀ2) MgO andNa P O mixedin
4 2 7
4 2
4
4 2
4
2
7
The former partial system has been workedout within
a composition range 60±100 wt.% MgNa ꢀPO ) up to
a 1:1 molar ratio, ꢀ3) MgꢀPO ) andNa CO mixedin a
3 2 2 3
1:2 molar ratio. MgNaPO was synthesizedvia a con-
4
4
4 2
a temperature of 1800 8C [27]. The remaining part of
the system was not examinedbecause of the high
melting point of the samples. The system is a simple
eutectic system. The eutectic's composition is app-
roximately 4 Æ 1:0 wt:% MgO and96 Æ 1:0 wt:%
ventional solidstate reaction ꢀ600±900 8C, 72±96 h)
from different initial materials such as Mg ꢀPO ) and
Na PO , MgO andNaPO , andMg P O andNa CO .
3
4 2
3
4
3
2
2
7
2
3
The samples were investigatedusing di fferential
thermal analysis ꢀDTA) for heating andcooling, X-ray
diffraction analysis, and microscopy in re¯ected light.
DTA for heating was performedby means of a type-C
derivatograph ꢀMOM, Hungary); the heating rate
was 5 8C/min in a temperature range 20±1350 8C.
The standard substance was Al O . Platinum crucibles
ꢁ
MgNa ꢀPO ) andits temperature is 1630 Æ 30:0 C.
4
4 2
The MgNa ꢀPO ) ±Na P O system was unknown.
4
4 2
2 2 7
It has been workedout by the present author andits
phase diagram is presented in this paper.
TheMgO±Mg NaꢀPO ) sectionoccursintheMgO±
4
4 3
2 3
Mg ꢀPO ) ±Mg NaꢀPO ) ±Na P O subsystem. The
4 3
in an air atmosphere were used. Samples weighing
0.2±0.9 g were usedfor ed rivatography. DTA for
cooling was carriedout using a resistance furnace
ꢀan in-house design) with a PtRh30 winding. The tem-
perature was measuredby a Pt/PtRh10 thermocouple
standardized for the melting points of the following
substances: NaCl ꢀ801 8C), K SO ꢀ1070 8C) and
3
4 2
4
4 2 7
section's phase diagram can be found in [29]. The
section has been workedout in a composition range
6
0±100 wt.% Mg NaꢀPO ) up to a temperature of
4 4 3
1
a result at high temperatures MgO±Mg NaꢀPO )
800 8C. Mg NaꢀPO ) melts incongruently andas
4
4 3
4
4 3
is multiphase, consisting of four phases: a liquid,
Mg ꢀPO ) , Mg NaꢀPO ) andMgO. Below a tempera-
2
4
Ca P O ꢀ1353 8C) andfor the K SO polymorphic
3
4 2
4
4 3
2
2
7
2
4
ture of 1145 8C only two phases coexist, i.e. MgO and
transition temperature ꢀ583 8C). Three gram samples
crystallizedwith grafting were use d. Above 1350 8C,
the thermal investigations were conducted in an atmo-
sphere of argon in a horizontal resistance furnace with
a molybdenum winding. The samples were pressed
into 1±2 g pellets andplacedinto small boats made
of PtRh30 melt. The temperature was readout by an
optical pyrometer calibratedagainst the melting points
of Na PO ꢀ1583 8C) andCa ꢀPO ) ꢀ1810 8C). In the
thermal analysis, the temperature read-out accuracy
was Æ1.5 8C in a temperature range up to 800 8C,
Æ3 8C above 800 8C, and Æ30 8C when the tempera-
ture was readout by the optical pyrometer. The
composition of the samples was determined with an
accuracy of Æ1.0 wt.% for the binary system and
Æ3.0 wt.% for the ternary system.
Mg NaꢀPO ) . In the subsolidus region, the section is
a real binary system.
4
4 3
2
. Experimental
The samples were prepared from ready-made
reagents andin-house synthesizedcompoun ds . The
ready-made reagents included the following analytical
3
4
3
4 2
grade materials: magnesium oxide MgO, MgHPO Á
4
3
H O, Na HPO Á2H O, Na PO Á12H O andNa CO .
2 3
2
2
4
2
3
4
2
2
3
MgO was annealedat 1000 8C for 1 h. Na CO was
annealedat 200 8C for 3 h. Magnesium diphosphate
Mg P O was obtained by completely dehydrating
MgHPO Á3H O at 900 8C for 1 h. Orthophosphate
2
2 7
4
2
Mg ꢀPO ) was synthesizedfrom Mg P O andMgO
4 2
The samples for phase investigations in both the
binary systems andthe whole partial system were
preparedin a similar way. The initial substances were
weighedout in ®xedamounts, then thoroughly mixed
andgroundin an agate mortar to attain their homo-
geneity. To improve the contact area between the
substances, the weighedportions were pressedinto
pellets. Then the samples were presynthesizedby
sintering ꢀin the solidphase). The sintering tempera-
ture andthe presynthesis time in relation to the initial
3
2 2 7
by annealing the initial components at 1200 8C for
0 min. Na P O was synthesizedby heating Na H-
2
4
2
7
2
PO Á2H O at 200 8C for 1 h. Orthophosphate Na PO
4
2
3
4
was obtainedby slowly dehydrating Na 3PO Á12H O at
4
2
a 200 8C andsubsequently at 300 and600
8C.
Mg NaꢀPO ) was obtainedby heating the Mg ꢀPO ) ±
4 2
4
4 3
3
Na PO mixture ꢀwitha molar ratioof 4:1) at 900 8C for
3
4
7
2 h. MgNa ꢀPO ) was synthesizedvia a solidstate
4 4 2
reaction ꢀat 900 8C for 72 h) from different parent