Table 2: Melting and boiling points of the most common alkali species which may exist in a blast furnace [6].

Substance

m.p. °C

b.p. °C

Substance

m.p. °C

b.p. °C

K

62.30

760

KCN

634.50

 

Na

97.50

880

 

622.00

1625

KCl

790.00

1500

NaCN

563.70

1496

NaCl

800.40

1413

 

562.00

1530

CaCl2

772.00

1600

K2CO3

891.00

Dec.

 

772.00

(1935)

 

907.00

Dec.

K2O Sub.

881.00

 

K2SiO3

076.00

 

Na2O

1132.00

 

 

997.00

 

 

 

 

Na2SiO2

1089.00