“…A possible explanation for this might be that the optical method considers the temperature of the liquid as that at which the sample assumes a perfect drop shape. It is worth noting that determining liquid temperatures at high temperatures entails several challenges, including those relating to the experimental setup, experimental conditions (heating rate, sample weight), or changes in the chemical composition of the samples during heating (oxidation, decarburization) [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. As for the values calculated with ThermoCalc 2019a software (Thermo-Calc Software, Stockholm, Sweden), one must consider certain simplifications that the software operates with, e.g., the absence of certain elements, equilibrium conditions, and others.…”