I think that if you have normalised wt% (or you're sure that all 
phases are identified and you get a total of 100 wt%) then you can 
divide each wt% by the phase density and renormalise.

If you have an unidentified phase then it is not really practicable 
as you would have to estimate (or guess in the worst case) it's 
density before using the above method, leading to unknowable error 
margins.

I think the above is correct. I remember looking at this problem once 
to try rationalising XRD and thin section point-counting data, but 
that was many years ago.

Best Regards,

Mike Andrews.

Subject:                wt% to volume percent
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> Guys,
> 
> can anyone send me description (or reference) for the conversion of
> weight percent to volume percent for a (solid) mixture - volume
> percent is favored by metallurgists (and others).
> 
> thanks in advance,
> 
> Tony Raftery
> Tony Raftery
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