Hybrid Processing Combining Electrostatic Levitation and Laser Heating: Application to Terrestrial Analogues of Asteroid Materials

Table 1

Comparison of density data measured in this study and that reported in the literature. Note that the data were compared for identical temperatures.

	Fe75Ni25 (kg/m^3)	Difference (%)	Fe50Ni50 (kg/m^3)	Difference (%)	Fe25Ni75 (kg/m^3)	Difference (%)	Technique
This study (1550°C)	7170	—	7300	—	7540	—	Levitation
This study (1540°C)	7180	—	7310	—	7550	—	Levitation
Benedicks et al. (1550°C) [25]	7220	−0.60	7360	−0.89	7500	0.51	Manometer
Dzhemilev et al. (1550°C) [26]	7270	−1.34	7430	−1.73	7560	−0.33	Sessile drop
El-Chansan et al. (1540°C) [27]	7200	−0.33	7360	−0.81	7520	0.36	Expansion
Popel et al. (1550°C) [28]	7190	−0.21	7360	−0.79	7510	0.34	Sessile drop
Sharan et al. (1550°C) [29]	7240	−0.96	7410	−1.55	7570	−0.39	Sessile drop
Watanabe et al. (1550°C) [30]	7210	−0.46	7400	−1.38	7580	−0.53	Maximum bubble pressure