Investigations were made of the properties of <100> split interstitials and vacancies in Ni-Cr and in pure Ni. It was shown that many different microstructures could develop which were formed by migrating <100> split interstitials and vacancies after plastic deformation, after quenching and after or during irradiation with high-energy particles. The microstructure was determined by using diffraction techniques, and the evolution kinetics of the microstructure were determined by means of electrical resistometry. The self-diffusion coefficients in Ni were determined by means of radio-active tracers. It was found that <100>-split interstitials and vacancies migrated in recovery stages III and IV, respectively.

On Properties of Interstitials and Vacancies in Stainless Steels - a Review. W.Schule: Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 2001, 92[4], 314-22