Fluorescence x-ray absorption fine structure studies of Fe-Ni-S and Fe-Ni-Si melts to 1600 K

Journal Article · Tue Apr 29 04:00:00 EDT 2008 · Phys. Rev. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.77.134110· OSTI ID:1006581

Manghnani, M H; Hong, X; Balogh, J; Amulele, G; Sekar, M; Newville, M ^[1]

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1. Univ HI

We report Ni K-edge fluorescence x-ray absorption fine structure spectra (XAFS) for Fe{sub 0.75}Ni{sub 0.05}S{sub 0.20} and Fe{sub 0.75}Ni{sub 0.05}Si{sub 0.20} ternary alloys from room temperature up to 1600 K. A high-temperature furnace designed for these studies incorporates two x-ray transparent windows and enables both a vertical orientation of the molten sample and a wide opening angle, so that XAFS can be measured in the fluorescence mode with a detector at 90{sup o} with respect to the incident x-ray beam. An analysis of the Ni XAFS data for these two alloys indicates different local structural environments for Ni in Fe{sub 0.75}Ni{sub 0.05}S{sub 0.20} and Fe{sub 0.75}Ni{sub 0.05}Si{sub 0.20} melts, with more Ni-Si coordination than Ni-S coordination persisting from room temperature through melting. These results suggest that light elements such as S and Si may impact the structural and chemical properties of Fe-Ni alloys with a composition similar to the earth's core.

• Research Organization: Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 1006581
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. B, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. B Journal Issue: 2008 Vol. 77; ISSN 1098-0121
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ALLOYS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
FINE STRUCTURE
FLUORESCENCE
IRON ALLOYS
MELTING
NICKEL ALLOYS
ORIENTATION
SILICON ALLOYS
SPECTRA
SULFUR
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 1000-4000 K
TERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS