Question 10.2: Ceramic Solid Solutions of MgO NiO can be added to MgO to pr......

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?

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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

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