An x-ray diffraction method for studying small diffusion zones

An X-ray diffraction method has been developed which was able to describe the diffusion zone produced by annealing nickel plated copper specimens at 750 degrees and 850 degrees. The experimental X-ray diffraction data were first corrected for instrumental broadening and then used to compute concent...

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Main Author: Braski, David N.
Other Authors: Metallurgical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41203
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02162010-020508/
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Summary:An X-ray diffraction method has been developed which was able to describe the diffusion zone produced by annealing nickel plated copper specimens at 750 degrees and 850 degrees. The experimental X-ray diffraction data were first corrected for instrumental broadening and then used to compute concentration-penetration curves across the diffusion zone. the experimental curves are in general agreement with a new mathematical analysis and also the diffusion coefficients reported in the literature. === Master of Science