From the thermodynamic basis for phase equilibria, various types of phase diagram are developed and their characteristics described. The following types of diagram are distinguished: state diagram, property diagram, potential phase diagram, molar phase diagram, and phase diagrams with a mixture of variables. Projections and sections of such diagrams are also examined. Finally, phase diagrams for constrained equilibria are discussed.
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