Table 1 Bond effective force constants of Zr–M and M–M (M = Fe, Ni; κ is the corresponding bond-stretching) extracted from EXAFS62; the thermal expansion properties of MZr2 ingot along VD (93–1078 K)

From: Giant uniaxial negative thermal expansion in FeZr2 alloy over a wide temperature range

Sample

κ (eV/Å2)

l/l0

Zr–M

M–M

FeZr2

2.76 ± 0.03

2.36 ± 0.26

−3.35%

NiZr2

3.78 ± 0.10

3.61 ± 0.28

1.12%