A numerical inverse method for calculating the interdiffusion coefficients along a diffusion path in ternary systems

2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (19) ◽  
pp. 4887-4900 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bouchet ◽  
R. Mevrel
2007 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Laas ◽  
Ü. Ugaste ◽  
J. Priimets

Description of diffusion paths is one of the most interesting and topical problems in experimental investigations of interdiffusion in multicomponent systems and, particularly, in ternary systems. The relationship between effective interdiffusion coefficients and diffusion paths in ternary systems has been discussed earlier but the specific influence of the mobility and thermodynamic properties of components on the characteristics of the diffusion path is still unclear. In this paper an attempt is made to clarify the separate influences of mobility and thermodynamics on the behavior of diffusion paths in ternary systems and the corresponding correlation is found. It is shown that in most cases the deviation of the diffusion path from linearity (an ideal system) is related to the deviation of the thermodynamic properties from the ideal. The results obtained are analyzed on the basis of thermodynamic data for the ternary system Cu-Fe-Ni.


10.30544/308 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanrong Liu ◽  
Weimin Chen ◽  
Jing Zhong ◽  
Ming Chen ◽  
Lijun Zhang

The previously developed numerical inverse method was applied to determine the composition-dependent interdiffusion coefficients in single-phase finite diffusion couples. The numerical inverse method was first validated in a fictitious binary finite diffusion couple by pre-assuming four standard sets of interdiffusion coefficients. After that, the numerical inverse method was then adopted in a ternary Al-Cu-Ni finite diffusion couple. Based on the measured composition profiles, the ternary interdiffusion coefficients along the entire diffusion path of the target ternary diffusion couple were obtained by using the numerical inverse approach. The comprehensive comparisons between the computations and the experiments indicate that the numerical inverse method is also applicable to high-throughput determination of the composition-dependent interdiffusion coefficients in finite diffusion couples.


2005 ◽  
Vol 237-240 ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ü. Ugaste

The application of the effective interdiffusion coefficients for describing the interdiffusion process in ternary systems is discussed. It is shown that the relative values of effective interdiffusion coefficients, which are directly related to the diffusion path developed in a given diffusion couple, are responsible for deviation of the diffusion paths from linearity. The relationship between effective interdiffusion coefficients and partial (intrinsic) coefficients in ternary systems is analysed. It is shown that Boltzmann’s solution for diffusion equation with variable diffusion coefficient by means of relatively easy calculation procedure gives reliable results for the calculation concentration distributions in a ternary diffusion couple.


2005 ◽  
Vol 237-240 ◽  
pp. 1264-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Priimets ◽  
A. Ainsaar ◽  
Ü. Ugaste

The peculiarities of practical application of effective interdiffusion coefficients of components for calculating diffusion paths in ternary systems are analysed. It is shown that infinite values of the interdiffusion coefficients at zero concentration gradient’s points do not remarkably affect the accuracy of calculation in the case of a correct choice of variables. At zero-flux planes where the respective effective interdiffusion coefficient is equal to zero, no calculation problems arise, as evidently zero-flux planes can occur simultaneously only for one of the components. The results of calculation of diffusion paths for diffusion couples in the ternary systems Cu-Fe-Ni and Co-Fe-Ni using respective effective interdiffusion coefficients are presented. These results demonstrate a good accuracy of such kind of calculations even in the case of very strong deviation from linearity of the diffusion path.


2008 ◽  
Vol 277 ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ü. Ugaste ◽  
J. Priimets ◽  
Tony Laas

The impact of thermodynamic factors on deviation from linearity of diffusion path in the ternary system Cu-Fe-Ni is analyzed. For that the slope function of the diffusion path for the diffusion couples 65Ni30Cu5Fe –29.5Ni16.5Cu54Fe, 49.5Ni50.5Fe – 51Ni49Cu and 84Cu16Ni – 50Ni50Fe, annealed at 1000°C for 196h, were calculated by an approximate equation using only thermodynamic data. Results of the calculation were compared with the values of the slope function obtained directly from experimental data. It is shown that despite of the fact that the tracer diffusion coefficients of the components in the system Cu-Fe-Ni are not equal the coincidence between the calculated and experimental values of the slope function is remarkable. This allows us to conclude that at least in this case the deviation of the diffusion path from linearity depends mainly on the thermodynamic properties of the system.


2007 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 141-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ü. Ugaste ◽  
Tony Laas ◽  
T. Škled-Gorbatšova

To prove the validity of Dayananda’s phenomenological model of interdiffusion in ternary systems the effective interdiffusion coefficients for a few diffusion couples in the system Cu-Ni-Fe, annealed at 1000 oC, are calculated on the basis of this model using available tracer diffusion and thermodynamic data. It is found that the calculated values of effective interdiffusion coefficients are in reasonable agreement with experimental values extracted independently from experimental concentration--penetration curves. Using the relationship between effective interdiffusion coefficients, tracer diffusion coefficients and thermodynamic factors, it is shown that thermodynamic properties of alloys play a significant role in interdiffusion processes in the system Cu-Fe-Ni.


2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Liu ◽  
D. Liu ◽  
Y. Du ◽  
S. Liu ◽  
D. Kuang ◽  
...  

Employing six groups of bulk diffusion couples together with electron probe microanalysis technique, the compositiondependences of ternary interdiffusion coefficients in Cu-rich fcc Cu-Ni-Sn alloys at 1073 K were determined via the Whittle and Green method. Different fitting functions applied to the measured concentration profiles are utilized to extract the interdiffusion coefficients of fcc Cu-Ni-Sn alloys. The errors for the obtained interdiffusivities are evaluated by a scientific method considering the error propagation. The calculated diffusion coefficients using the Boltzmann and additive Boltzmann functions are found to be with reasonable errors and show a general agreement with those using other fitting functions. Based on the Boltzmann and additive Boltzmann functions, the interdiffusivities in Cu-rich fcc Cu-Ni-Sn alloys at 1073 K are obtained and validated by thermodynamic constraints. The Boltzmann and additive Boltzmann functions are recommended to be used for the fitting of measured concentration profiles in other ternary systems for the sake of extracting ternary diffusivities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
D. Serafin ◽  
W. J. Nowak ◽  
P. Wierzba ◽  
S. Wędrychowicz ◽  
B. Wierzba

AbstractIn this article, the fundamental questions concerning the diffusion path, in particular, what is the shape of diffusion path in ternary systems and how to approximate it from the initial concentration profile, will be answered. The new rules were found which allow for determining the diffusion path from a known initial concentration of the components. This approximation will allow for designing new materials without a time-consuming numerical simulation of the full system of equations. It is shown that the difference in intrinsic diffusion coefficients determines the up-hill diffusion.


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