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It was with great interest that the article published by Mita et al. [1] was studied. In the article, experimental measurements of vapor pressures of various Zn-Fe intermetallic compounds were reported. Zinc activities were derived from the vapor pressure measurements. Such thermodynamic data, albeit indispensable for phase diagram construction, are scarce and often outdated as many researchers today opt to work on computation over experimentation for quick results. Data on zinc-related systems are even scarcer in comparison to other common metals such as iron, aluminum, or copper. It is certainly encouraging to see this experimental work on the Zn-Fe system.
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Liu, Y.H. Data interpretation of “vapor pressure measurement of Zn-Fe intermetallic compounds”. Metall Mater Trans B 36, 159–160 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-005-0016-1
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