Table 1 The six ab initio melting points of body-centered cubic bcc-Nb, (PmTm), obtained from the Z method implemented with VASP.

From: Experimental and theoretical confirmation of an orthorhombic phase transition in niobium at high pressure and temperature

Lattice constant (Å)

Density (g cm−3)

Pm (GPa)

Tm (K)

3.445

7.547

−7.9

2400

3.225

9.199

27.0

3460

3.050

10.88

79.9

4330

2.955

11.96

124

4820

2.850

13.33

191

5390

2.745

14.92

287

6050