Phase relations of iron–silicon alloys at high pressure and high temperature
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The phase relations of Fe-6.4 wt% Si and Fe-9.9 wt% Si have been investigated up to 130 GPa and 2,600 K based on in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements in a laser-heated diamond-anvil cell along with chemical analysis of the quenched samples using a field-emission electron probe microanalyzer. We found that the maximum solubility of silicon in solid hcp-iron increases with increasing pressure. Linear extrapolation of the phase boundary between hcp + B2 and hcp phases for Fe-9.9 wt% Si suggests that the solid hcp-iron can include more than 9.9 wt% Si at the Earth’s inner-core conditions. If silicon is a major light element in the outer core, a substantial amount of silicon may be incorporated into the inner core during inner-core solidification.
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OpenAlex topics: High-pressure geophysics and materials · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
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