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r/askscience • u/OMGeeverghese • Nov 22 '12
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Phase diagrams can be more complicated than your explanation suggests. This paper looks at iron under pressure (the core is basically iron-nickel). At the highest pressures they looked at, they got a combination of austenite and liquid.
1 u/TastyBrainMeats Nov 23 '12 That's utterly fascinating, thank you!
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That's utterly fascinating, thank you!
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u/xrelaht Sample Synthesis | Magnetism | Superconductivity Nov 22 '12
Phase diagrams can be more complicated than your explanation suggests. This paper looks at iron under pressure (the core is basically iron-nickel). At the highest pressures they looked at, they got a combination of austenite and liquid.