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THE phase diagram of the niobium–silicon system has been established by melting-point determinations, X-ray examination and metallography, and is shown in Fig. 1. Alloys were prepared in the form of beads weighing 1–2 gm. by melting the constituents together in an argon arc-furnace1: the metals used were ‘Matthey’ standards and the silicon was Johnson, Matthey and Co.'s ‘Hyperpure’. Melting-point measurements were made in the furnace by a technique described earlier2.
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KNAPTON, A. The System Niobium–Silicon and the Effect of Carbon on the Structures of Certain Silicides. Nature 175, 730 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/175730b0
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