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The calculated bulk, Young’s (E) and shear modulus (G) of FexB (under 0 and critical pressure, in GPa), Poisson’s ratio (v) and B/G ratio along with other available values_
| Species | B | E | G | v | B/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FeB (0 GPa) | 305.6 | 365.7 | 140.6 | 0.30 | 2.174 |
| 286.6 a [46] | 360.5 a [46] | 139.7 a [46] | 0.29 a [46] | 2.05 a [46] | |
| FeB (77 GPa) | 617.1 | 567.5 | 225.3 | 0.34 | 2.76 |
| Fe2B (0 GPa) | 244.6 | 395.2 | 160.5 | 0.23 | 1.52 |
| 222.3 a [46] | 355 a [46] | 144 a [46] | 0.23 a [46] | 1.54 a [46] | |
| Fe2B (85 GPa) | 651 | 695.4 | 263 | 0.32 | 2.48 |
| Fe3B (0 GPa) | 210 | 285.3 | 112 | 0.27 | 1.875 |
| 201.6 a [46] | 248.5 a [46] | 96 a [46] | 0.3 a [46] | 2.1 a [46] | |
| Fe3B (55 GPa; | 551 | 524 | 195.2 | 0.34 | 2.82 |
Polycrystalline elastic properties and anisotropy factors of Fe-B system_
| Species | By | BR | GV | GR | A1 | A2 | A3 | Au | AG | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FeB (0 GPa) | 308.37 a [46] | 302.80 a [46] | 155.66 a [46] | 125.47 a [46] | 1.57 a [46] | 1.04 a [46] | 3.38 a [46] | 1.22 a [46] | 10.74 a [46] | 0.91 a [46] |
| FeB (77 GPa) | 621.69 | 612.49 | 260.17 | 190.38 | 1.17 | 1.28 | 4.65 | 1.85 | 15.49 | 0.75 |
| Fe2B (0 GPa) | 245.11 a [46] | 244.07 a [46] | 160.82 a [46] | 160.21 a [46] | 1.18 a [46] | 1.18 a [46] | 0.26 a [46] | 0.02 a [46] | 0.19 a [46] | 0.21 a [46] |
| Fe2B (85 GPa) | 655.09 | 646.32 | 266.31 | 260.30 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 1.14 | 0.67 |
| Fe3B (0 GPa) | 213.51 a [46] | 207.55 a [46] | 118.15 a [46] | 107.50 a [46] | 1.71 a [46] | 1.45 a [46] | 1.92 a [46] | 0.52 a [46] | 4.72 a [46] | 1.41 a [46] |
| Fe3B (55 GPa) | 551.81 | 550.01 | 203.62 | 186.77 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 2.24 | 0.45 | 4.31 | 0.16 |
The calculated full set of elastic constants of FexB (GPa) [11]_
| Species | Elastic constants | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C11 | C22 | C33 | C12 | C13 | C23 | C44 | C55 | C66 | |
| FeB (0 GPa) | 389.82 | 438.36 | 557.07 | 286.85 | 183.12 | 239.76 | 218.8 | 132.25 | 212.01 |
| 373.7 a [46] | 434.1 a [46] | 503.4 a [46] | 246 a [46] | 184.4 a [46] | 209.1 a [46] | 207.4 a [46] | 117.7 a [46] | 193.7 a [46] | |
| FeB (77 GPa) | 718.5 | 752.6 | 993.9 | 583.2 | 350.1 | 492.4 | 296.4 | 243.3 | 354.4 |
| Fe2B (0 GPa) | 459.7 | 426.3 | 165.6 | 132.3 | 162.6 | 173.7 | |||
| 413 b [47] | 389 b [47] | 154 b [47] | 132 b [47] | 148 b [47] | 157 b [47] | ||||
| Fe2B (85 GPa) | 1010.4 | 839 | 541.3 | 488.4 | 298 | 288.4 | |||
| Fe3B (0 GPa) | 281.7 | 337.5 | 354 | 126.7 | 165.3 | 182.2 | 130.2 | 118.7 | 175.6 |
| 263.3 a [46] | 302.7 a [46] | 318.4 a [46] | 133.5 a [46] | 162.8 a [46] | 178.6 a [46] | 110.2 a [46] | 101.2 a [46] | 158.7 a [46] | |
| Fe3B (55 GPa) | 694 | 826 | 778.5 | 485.5 | 444.75 | 403.6 | 193.1 | 195.8 | 307.7 |