Iron State with Temperature and Pressure

[T.C.]

Hello, I'm new to the forum and joined because I have a question regarding Iron Properties. I'm interested mainly to understand the Earth's Magnetic field better. So here's my question. Is there some sort of chart plotting Iron State (Gas, Liquid, Soild) in a Temperature vs. Pressure diagram. Much like this chart on water phase diagram here.

http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/phase.html

Unlike water is is possible to have iron in a liquid stage in a vacuum? Thanks.

 

[Loren Booda]

This may be of help: http://mahi.ucsd.edu/Guy/sio224/boehler.pdf"

 

[astrokreng]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Your question about iron properties and the Earth's magnetic field is an interesting one. To answer your question, there is indeed a chart that shows the different states of iron (gas, liquid, solid) in a temperature vs. pressure diagram. This chart is called the iron phase diagram and it looks like this:

[Insert iron phase diagram image]

As you can see, the diagram shows the different phases of iron at different combinations of temperature and pressure. At low temperatures and pressures, iron exists in a solid state. As the temperature and pressure increase, iron transitions into a liquid state. However, unlike water, iron does not have a gas phase at normal atmospheric pressure. It can only exist as a gas at extremely high temperatures and very low pressures, such as in a vacuum.

The Earth's magnetic field is indeed influenced by iron, specifically the iron in the Earth's core. As the temperature and pressure in the core change, the state of iron also changes, affecting the magnetic field. This is a complex process and scientists are still studying it to better understand the Earth's magnetic field.

I hope this answers your question. Let me know if you have any further inquiries.