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Mathematical Treatment of Multicomponent Systems
Author(s) -
HEATH D. L.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1957.tb12573.x
Subject(s) - quinary , transformation (genetics) , thermodynamics , mathematics , computer science , materials science , chemistry , physics , metallurgy , biochemistry , alloy , gene
Systems of five or more components cannot be represented in three‐dimensional space. In working with these multicomponent systems, a method must be devised where it is not necessary to visualize the system. A general equation for a system of any number of components is presented. The derivation of the constants by the use of a unity coefficient is demonstrated for hypothetical and for actual systems. Relationships in the quinary system Na 2 O–Fe 2 O 3 –Al 2 O 3 –SO 2 –CaO are derived and the transformation equations are discussed.