Phase equilibria in TiO2-rich part of the MgO–CaO–TiO2 system at 1500–1600 °C

Abstract

The equilibrium phase relations of the MgO–CaO–TiO2 system were investigated at 1500–1600 °C in air using the high-temperature isothermal equilibration of samples in platinum crucibles followed by the rapid quenching technique. The phase compositions were analyzed using an electron probe X-ray microanalyzer (EPMA). The isothermal sections at 1500 °C and 1600 °C were constructed based on the experimentally determined liquid phase compositions. The present results deviate significantly from previous observations as well as the predictions by MTDATA and FactSage using their oxide databases, in particular in the perovskite primary phase field.