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. 2017 Feb 10;10(2):153. doi: 10.3390/ma10020153

Table 1.

Stoichiometric formula, reported fabrication method and heat treatment for a range of doped calcium silicate ceramics (DCSCs), as well as α- and β-calcium silicate. Calcination temperature is reported if higher sintering temperature is not provided.

Ceramic Stoichiometric Formula Fabrication Method and Heat Treatment Ref.
α-calcium silicate (α-CS) (pseudowollastonite) CaO–SiO2 Chemical precipitation, sintered at 1250 °C for 3 h [27]
β-calcium silicate (β-CS) CaO–SiO2 Chemical precipitation, sintered at 1100 °C for 3 h
Chemical precipitation, sintered at 1090 °C for 2 h
[27]
[30]
Sr-α-CaSiO3 (Sr-α-CS) xSrO–(1 − x)CaO–SiO2; x = 0.01~0.10 Chemical precipitation, sintered at 1250 °C for 3 h [31]
Sr-β-CaSiO3 (Sr-β-CS) xSrO–(1 − x)CaO–SiO2; x = 0.10 Chemical precipitation, sintered at 1090 °C for 2 h [30]
Cu-β-CaSiO3 (Cu-CS) xCuO–(1 − x)CaO–SiO2; x = 0.025 Chemical precipitation, calcined at 900 °C for 2 h [32]
Akermanite (AK) 2CaO–MgO–2SiO2 Sol-gel, sintered at 1370 °C for 6 h [37]
Co-Akermanite (Co-AK) 2CaO–CoO–2SiO2 Sol-gel, sintered at 1200 °C for 3 h [42]
Diopside (DS) CaO–MgO–2SiO2 Co-precipitation, sintered at 1300 °C for 2 h [36]
Bredigite (BD) 7CaO–4SiO2–MgO Sol-gel, sintered at 1350 °C for 8 h [38]
Hardystonite (HT) 2CaO–ZnO–2SiO2 Sol-gel, sintered at 1350 °C for 5 h
Sol-gel, sintered at 1250 °C for 3 h
[39]
[25]
Sr-hardystonite (Sr-HT) xSrO–(2 − x)CaO–ZnO–2SiO2; x = 0.10 Sol-gel, sintered at 1250 °C for 3 h [25]
Sphene (Sph) CaO–TiO2–SiO2 Sol-gel, sintered at 1280 °C, time not reported [40]
Baghdadite (Bag) 3CaO–ZrO2–2SiO2 Sol-gel, sintered at 1400 °C for 3 h
Solid-state sintering at 1400 °C for 3 h
[33]
[51]
Sr-Bag (Sr-Bag) xSrO–(3 − x)CaO–ZrO2–2SiO2, x = 0.1, 0.75 Solid-state sintering at 1400 °C for 3 h [41]
Cuprorivaite (Cup) CaO–CuO–4SiO2 Sol-gel, calcined at 1000 °C [35]
Gehlenite (GLN) 2CaO–Al2O3–SiO2 Solid-state sintering at 1400 °C for 3 h [34]