Superlow elastic stability of MgSO$_4$–H$_2$O ice

E. G. Fateev

Institute of Applied Mechanics, Ural Branch of RAS, Izhevsk

Abstract: A superlow elastic stability of low-saline MgSO$_4$–H$_2$O ice in a broad range of low temperatures (100–255 K) has been observed under the conditions of strong (0–1 GPa) uniaxial compression. The level of elastic stability of the MgSO$_4$–H$_2$O ice (containing a low mass fraction of MgSO$_4$ within $p$ = 0.0001–0.01) was 15–30 times smaller than in pure freshwater ice and also significantly lower than in NaCl–H$_2$O solid solutions at low temperatures (100–215 K).

Received: 15.11.2011

 English version: Technical Physics Letters, 2012, 38:4, 354–357

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