Table 1 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).
Metal/Alloy | Formula | Manufacturer | Surface Area [m 2 ] | Space Group | Unit cell [Å] | Natural analog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |