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Physical and chemical characteristics of alloys/metals used in study. Formula and the "a" parameter determined from EPMA analyses and from LeBail refinement of XRD data, respectively. The chemical composition of Ni-Fe alloys was confirmed by EPMA as: Ni49.78(± 0.49)Fe50.22(± 0.49) and Ni79.14(± 0.43)Fe20.86(± 0.43). |
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| Metal/Alloy |
Formula |
Manufacturer |
Surface Area [m2] |
Space Group |
Unit cell [Å] |
Natural analog |
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| Iron |
Fe |
Alfa Aesar |
0.6536 ± 0.0776 |
Im-3m |
2.866(1) |
Iron |
| Nickel |
Ni |
Alfa Aesar |
0.5044 ± 0.0309 |
Fm-3m |
3.523(1) |
Nickel |
| Ni50Fe50 |
NiFe |
Goodfellow |
0.3685 ± 0.0094 |
Fm-3m |
3.586(3) |
Tetrataenite |
| Ni81Fe19 |
Ni3.7Fe |
Goodfellow |
0.1877 ± 0.0131 |
Fm-3m |
3.547(6) |
Awaruite |
Smirnov et al. Geochemical Transactions 2008 9:5 doi:10.1186/1467-4866-9-5 |
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