Pressure-Induced Solidification: Materials That Defy Conventional Phase Changes

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I have heard of various metals and other materials turning from solid to liquid or plasma when temperature and pressure goes up.

Is there a metal or other material that goes otherwise , like turns from liquid to solid when temperature and pressure is increased?

Is there a material that can be kept solid or solid like if one of two or both criteria is met (pressure , temperature)
 
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Salvador said:
I have heard of various metals and other materials turning from solid to liquid or plasma when temperature and pressure goes up.

Is there a metal or other material that goes otherwise , like turns from liquid to solid when temperature and pressure is increased?

generally increasing temperature causes solids to turn into liquids and liquids to turn into into gases; but pressure works in the other direction. It's easy to find examples of gases that will turn into liquid when pressure is increased more quickly than temperature - water is an example and it's why automobile cooling systems are pressurized.