15-48 What is the lowest temperature at which a mixture of SiO2-Al2O3 could still be completely liquid? (See Figure 15-24.)
2200
2000
Mullite
1800
Mullite+L
Al2O3 + Mullite
1600
SiO2 + Mullite
1400 SiO2
20
40
60
80
Al2O3
Weight percent Al2O3
Figure 15-24 A simplified SiO2-Al2O3 phase diagram, the basis for alumina silicate refractories (For Problem 15-48.)