Thermoelasticity of ε-FeSi to 8 GPa and 1273 K

American Mineralogist

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1039-1044

  Whitaker, Matthew L ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Liu, Qiong ^a   Wang, Liping ^a   Li, Baosheng ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Equation of state; High pressure; High temperature; Iron silicide; Ultrasonic interferometry

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; INTERFEROMETRY; SILICIDES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EQUATION OF STATE; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRON SILICIDES; ULTRASONIC INTERFEROMETRY;

EQUATIONS OF STATE;

ELASTIC PROPERTY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERFEROMETRY; SHEAR MODULUS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELASTICITY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 68949103948     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2009.3166     Document Type: Article

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