Ceramic Solid Solutions of MgO
NiO can be added to MgO to produce a solid solution. What other ceramic systems are likely to exhibit 100% solid solubility with MgO?
In this case, we must consider oxide additives that have metal cations with the same valence and ionic radius as the magnesium cations. The valence of the magnesium ion is +2, and its ionic radius is 0.66 Å. From Appendix B, some other possibilities in which the cation has a valence of +2 include the following:
The percent difference in ionic radii and the crystal structures are also shown and suggest that the FeO-MgO system will probably display unlimited solid solubility. The CoO and ZnO systems also have appropriate radius ratios and crystal structures.
r (Å) | [ \frac{ r_{ion} \ – \ r_{Mg^{2+}}} {r_{Mg^{2+}}}] × 100% | Crystal Structure | |
Cd^{2+} in CdO | r_{Cd^{2+}} = 0.97 | 47 | NaCl |
Ca^{2+} in CaO | r_{Ca^{2+}} = 0.99 | 50 | NaCl |
Co^{2+} in CoO | r_{Co^{2+}} = 0.72 | 9 | NaCl |
Fe^{2+} in FeO | r_{Fe^{2+}} = 0.74 | 12 | NaCl |
Sr^{2+} in SrO | r_{Sr^{2+}} = 1.12 | 70 | NaCl |
Zn^{2+} in ZnO | r_{Zn^{2+}} = 0.74 | 12 | NaCl |