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The influence of phosphorus on the γ→α+γ-transformation in metallic meteorites with special reference to the plessite formation

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Die Bildung von Plessit, einer innigen Mischung von α- und γ-Phasen in metallischen Meteoriten, wird auf der Grundlage der neuen Theorie vonMassalski und Mitarb. betrachtet. Auch wenn man diese Theorie akzeptiert, kann sie die Unterschiede in der Korngröße, welche im Plessitfeld vorhanden sind, nicht erklären. Durch quantitative metallographische Untersuchungen mittels der Elektronen-Mikrosonde und durch theoretische Berechnungen (aus experimentellen metallurgischen Befunden) wird gezeigt, daß der P- und C-Gehalt den normalen γ→α+γ-Übergang so stark beeinflußt, daß in allen Diskussionen des Ni/Fe-Diagramms der analytische Ni-Gehalt durch einen [Ni]eff-Wert zu ersetzen ist, welcher den Einfluß der Ni-, P- und C-Konzentration enthält.

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The formation of plessite, an intimate mixture of α- and γ-phases in metallic meteorites, is discussed in the light of the new theory ofMassalski et al. (1966). Accepting this theory in general, it is shown that the differences of the grain size of the plessite-fields present need an explanation, which cannot be given by this model. By quantitative metallographic work, using an electron microprobe analyzer, and by theoretical calculations, based on metallurgical experiments, it can be shown that phosphorus and carbon exert a very great influence on the normal γ→α+γ transformation in meteorites. This means, that for all considerations based on the Fe/Ni-diagram, the chemically analyzed Ni-content should be replaced by a [Ni]eff-value, which can be calculated from the Ni-, P-, and C-concentrations.

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This paper has been dedicated to Professor Dr.Friedrich Wessely on the occasion of his 70th anniversary.

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Dörfler, G. The influence of phosphorus on the γ→α+γ-transformation in metallic meteorites with special reference to the plessite formation. Monatshefte für Chemie 98, 1174–1186 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00908986

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