Abstract:
FactSage™ is a thermodynamic simulation software widely utilized in both industry and academic institutions, including universities and research centers. It is particularly effective for calculating properties and equilibria of complex chemical systems, especially in high-temperature phase equilibria, which are relevant to the metallurgy and ceramics industries. This work aimed to employ FactSage to determine the crystalline phases developed during the crystallization of glass made from blast furnace slag. The glasses were produced by melting and quenching a mixture of blast furnace slag (80% and 60% by weight) and soda-lime-silica glass (20% and 40% by weight). After the resulting glasses were heat-treated, the developed crystalline phases were analyzed using X-ray diffraction. These results were then compared to those obtained through computational simulation. The findings indicated that FactSage is a promising tool for designing glass ceramics.
Referência:
FREDERICCI, Cátia. The use of FactSageTM to determine crystalline phases in blast furnace slag-based glass ceramic. In: OLIVEIRA, Aline Mara; GUIMARÃES, Osvaldo Sena. Engenharia, gestão e inovação. Belo Horizonte: Editora Poisson, 2025. v.18. Cap. 11, p.191-202.
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