Ternary triangular plot phase diagrams





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Introduction

In chemistry Ternary Diagrams are used for depicting chemical compositions - phase diagrams. These diagrams are three-dimensional but is illustrated in two-dimensions for ease of drawing and interpretation. In ternary diagrams the relative percentage (normally weight %) of three components are represented by A, B and C. The only requirement is that the three components have to sum to 100%. If they don't, you have to normalize them to 100%



Fig. Ternary Plot

Ternary phase diagram



Data Entry

Both the symbol and text can be inserted in CHEMIX ternary diagrams. A and B can only be inserted as % (e.g.0-100). Text fragments in which may follow the numbers A and B must only partly contain numbers e.g. 10 10 L1 where L1 is the text fragment.


Data entry commands

TEXT/FONT COMMANDS
The case sensitive commands that can be inserted at the end of each text string, are:
[-t]
 = hide text
[_???]  = Angled text in degrees e.g. [_180]    (180 deg).
Font sizes:
[sf]
 = small font
[bf] = big font
[hf]
 = huge font
[gf] = gigantic font


Font colors: (Black default color)
[Wf]
  = white font
[Rf]
   = red font
[Gf]
   = green font
[Bf]
   = blue font
[Cf]
   = cyan font
[Ff]
   = fuchsia font
[Yf]
   = yellow font

Font style:
[tf]  = thick font(bold) font
[if]
   =
 italic font
[uf]
  =
 underlined font

SYMBOL COMMANDS

[-s] = hide symbol

Symbol sizes:
[ss]
 = small symbol
[ms] = medium symbol
[bs] = big symbol

Symbol colors:
[Ws]  = white symbol
[Rs]
   = red symbol
[Gs]
   = green symbol
[Bs]
   = blue symbol
[Cs]
   = cyan symbol
[Fs]
   = fuchsia symbol
[Ys]
   = yellow symbol
[BS]   = black symbol (both capital letters)

Symbol change:
[1s]  = circle symbol
[2s]
   = square symbol
[3s]
   = diamond symbol
[4s]
   = triangle symbol
[5s]
   = cross symbol
[6s]
   = ring/hollow circle symbol

Misc. commands:
[ih]
 = ignore hide (will ignore a "global" check box hide if  Hide Text/Symbols- has been selected).
[il]
 = ignore limits - This command enables you to put text or/and symbols outside the triangular frame.


Examples:
 5  5  Test text [hf][_45][Rf][tf][if][uf][-s]                            huge, 45degrees, red, thick , italic, underlined font  ([-s] = symbol in front of text has been removed)
20 50 Comment[bs][-t]           Big symbol only (no text)
30 40 Text Only[hf][-s]         Text only - huge font (no symbol)
20 50 Text Only[sf]               Text only (small font)
30 30 Text Only[bf]               Text only (big font)
40 40 Big Font Only[-s][bf]   Big Font Only (no symbol)
20 50 Comment[-t]                Symbol only (no text)
40 40 Text Only[-s][-t]         Absolutely nothing (no symbol and no text)
20 15 TextOnly [-s][ih]         View the text (TextOnly) even if Hide - Text (check box) has been  selected
10 10 [180]degrees text[_180][-s]    180 degrees text (no symbol)
-5 -5 Text outside frame[il]         Text placed outside the triangular frame (A = -5%     B = -5%)

Text Insertion: Insert two numbers A% and B% and text representing a phase (e.g. L1) separated by spaces. Because L1 is not a number it will be identified as text in which always must be placed after the two numbers A and B e.g. 5.2  7.3  L1 (A= 5.2 B=7.3 Text=L1).

Identify a number as text: A number can be identified as text if it is enclosed in square brackets or connected to text without space between text and number e.g "number10" .

SAMPLES:
25 25 number[11]       --> number 11 (default font)
30 30 number12         -->   number12 (default font)


Text Insertion: Insert two numbers (A and B normally weight %) and text representing a phase (e.g. L1) separated by spaces. Because L1 is not a number it will be identified as text in which always must be placed after the two numbers A and B e.g. 20 35 L1 (A=20% , B=35% Text=L1).
Negative numbers are not allowed. C will be calculated as C=100%-A-B. The sum (A+B) must not exceed 100%.


Calculate: After inserting or changing the content in the A(%) B(%) Text-field, you have to re-calculate

Normalization

Normalization: This is a way to convert e.g. A  B  C   into  A%  B%. Before normalization make sure that data has been inserted in A B C format. Normalization will change inserted A B C values into A and B percent values.


chemix-school-normalization-procedure


Below: Sample normalization: Converting 5 points in A B C format into A% B% format. 

 A          B           C
___________________
0          2.25       35.25 
2.85     1.54     24.11
6.90     1.66     25.94
7.92     1.11       17.37
15.24   1.37     21.53

As we see below these values vill be converted into A% B% format:

  A%       B%
_____________
0.00         6.00
10.00      5.40
20.00      4.81
30.00      4.20
39.96      3.59


Legend

For colored regions check fill color and select proper colors using the combo box.
Symbol options regarding the graphical content of a legend box/frame. Combo box options are: 1) Symbol 2) Symbol + Line and 3) Line.

Legend - size:             Radio buttons
Legend
 - Fill color:    Check to view fill color rectangles (for colored phase regions) or uncheck to view symbols
Legend - Frame:         Check to view legend box/frame.
Legend
 - Dropdown:  Used for fill colors or symbols. 

Move legend box/frame: Place the mouse cursor over the legend box and left click the mouse button. Keep holding the left mouse button down and move the box around. Note: The legend box can not be seen before the text has been inserted in the legend text field.

Spline mode and Fill mode

Spline mode

Splines: By selecting spline mode you will be able to create splines. Spline points may be created interactively by clicking the mouse pointer (cross) within the triangular/frame area (making small rectangles). The first and the last spline point may be connected by selecting connect. You may move spline points by hand. Simply locate the mouse pointer within a small rectangular area, click the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer/rectangle. Spline points may be removed by clicking the right mouse button with the mouse pointer located within a rectangular area. A thick-lined rectangle/(spline point) indicates that the spline point belongs to the currently selected set of spline points (1 spline 2 spline). Also, every set of spline points has a number located on the right side of the first created spline point. This number is the spline set number. 30 independent sets of splines each containing up to 50 spline points may be selected/created from the splines drop-down selection box.

Spline options

Spline width: Radio buttons

Connect: Connect the first and the last spline point of  the currently selected set of spline points.

Delete:  Removes all spline points for the currently selected set of spline points and remove the IU (In Use) status. 

1 spline 2 spline ... :  Sets of spline points. Select one of these from the drop-down selection box. Spline sets that are in use have IU (In Use) located on the right side ( 1 spline  IU     2 spline  IU ...)

Black, Red , Green ... : Select spline color.

Fill mode

Fill mode enables you to insert fill points. First select a color from the drop down selection box. Insert a fill point by clicking left mouse button inside the frame. Fill points can be moved around inside the frame using left mouse button. You can remove fill points (cross) by locating the mouse cross inside a fill-point and right-click it. You can also remove a fill point by the Delete push button.  

Fill options

1 fill 2 fill... :  Select one of these (Note: Fill points that are in use has IU (In Use) located on the right side.

Black, Red, Green ... : Select fill color.

ABC Figure text & angular arrows


Title: Title and size of title-text (radio buttons)
ABC: ABC corner text and size 
 (radio buttons).
Angled text: Angled figure text 
and size  (radio buttons).
Arrow width: Width of  3 angled arrows (optional) located left/right/above the angled figure text (radio buttons).

Bivariate Cross Plots


Three bivariate movable cross-plots (AB, AC, BC) may be displayed next to the triangular diagram.

Checkboxes - Global selections


Splines
: Check to view all splines.

Fill colors: Check to view all fill colors.

Spline/fill points: Check to view all spline points/fill rectangles.

Symbol text: Uncheck to hide all symbol-text (Note: It will not hide symbols for entries containing a [ih] (ignore hide) command).
                     (NOTE: To keep the text and remove all symbols, set Symbol size located above the data entry text field to 0 by clicking the left radio button. 

Grid: Check to view the grid.      Dot : Check to select a dotted line grid - Uncheck to select a solid line grid.

View coordinates:  Helpful for placing text in the right spot

Scale: Check to view graphic scale.       Extended :  Add/remove corner values (0% and 100%).

10 Step: Select 10 or 5 step scaling. (5 = 20  40  60  80  and 100 )      % : Check to view percent (0-100)% or uncheck to view fraction (0-1)      #% : Check to add a percent sign after percent-numbers

#Scale: Check to view scale numbers          Angled:  Change the scale numbers from horizontal to angled (Checked)         Radio buttons: Number Size - scale.

Frame width (radio buttons):  Width of the triangular frame 

AC,AC,BC: Selectable bivariate cross plots



Copy to Clipboard: By clicking the "copy to clipboard" push button (two triangles) located bottom right, the image will be copied to the clipboard. The image can thereafter be used by other applications (word processors etc.) that has the paste option.

Print: Send image to printer (printer image on push button).



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