Chapter 3-5 Flashcards
Bulk or volume diffusion
Motion of atoms through the body of a medium.
Vacancy Diffusion
Atoms jump into vacancies.
Vacancy. Small and/or Large
Small and large
Interstitial Diffusion
Atoms jump in interstitial spaces.
Interstitial. Small and/or Large
Only small. Have to squeeze in between
Surface Diffusion
Atoms along surfaces within the medium
Grain Boundary and Phase boundary diffusion
Grains create the lines in a crystal.
Increases diffusive flow
High temperature, long times, small diffusing species, medium through which diffusion occurs is not densely packed, greater concentration gradients
Choose. Increase temperature or time
Temperature
Fick’s First Law
Concentration must not change after diffusion. Activation energy must be overcome to move to new location.
True of False. Q of vacancy tends to be smaller than Q of interstitial
False.
Fick’s Second Law
Concentration changes as a function of time within the medium
What activates diffusion
Temperature
What drives diffusion
Concentration gradients
Stiffness
Ability to resist ELASTIC deformation