Abstract
The Na+,Rb+||Cl–,I–, \({\text{CrO}}_{4}^{{2 - }}\) four-component reciprocal system is studied, whose low-melting compositions are promising for the development of electrolytes for chemical current sources and heat-storage materials. The system is partitioned into stable simplices using graph theory, and a phase tree of the system is constructed to include three stable tetrahedra connected to one another by two stable triangles. Phase equilibria in the NaCl–Na2CrO4–RbI stable triangle are studied by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). As a result of these studies, the melting point and the contents of components in the three-component eutectic are determined: E 430°C, 20% NaCl, 48% Na2CrO4, 32% RbI (equiv.). The compositions of the phases crystallizing in the eutectic are verified by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD).