Research Article

Sintering Behavior of Magnesium-Substituted Fluorapatite Powders Prepared by Hydrothermal Method

Table 3

Phase composition of sintered samples (XRD data).

Nominal compositionPhase composition, wt%
950°C1050°C1200°C

Ca10(PO4)6F2100 FA100 FA100 FA
Ca9Mg1(PO4)6F291.17 M1FA + 8.83 Mg2FPO490.91 M1FA + 9.09 Mg2FPO486.51 M1FA + 13.49 Mg2FPO4
Ca8Mg2(PO4)6F290.54 M2FA + 9.46 Mg2FPO490.49 M2FA + 9.52 Mg2FPO484.02 M2FA + 15.98 Mg2FPO4