Extended Data Fig. 9: Validity of the proposed design treasure map. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 9: Validity of the proposed design treasure map.

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Extended Data Fig. 9

a, TGA analysis of the synthesis process. Following the exact synthesis route described in the main text, we start with green compacted pellet of Fe2O3, NiO, and Co3O4 powders aiming for the super invar alloy composition40, Fe63Ni32Co5 at. %. Following the kinetic guideline discussed in main text Fig. 4 we adopted a consistently slow heating rate of 5 °C/min, followed by 1 hr holding at 700 °C, and 30 min pressure free sintering at 900 °C. b, Bulk thermal expansion response of the synthesized alloy measured by dilatometer. A noticeable near zero coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) region is present, which well aligns with the literature data62 of the same alloy fabricated through conventional melting and casting routes. c, The synthesis alloy exhibits a fine-grain fully densified microstructure with an average grain size of ~1.20 μm (excluding the Σ3 annealing twin boundaries). d, Phase map showing the single FCC-phase constitution of the alloy where BCC or residual FeOx phase is not detected. e, EDS maps confirming the grain-level uniform distribution of the alloying elements Fe, Ni, and Co and their contents aligns with the conceived values for a Fe63Ni32Co5 super invar alloy.

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