The lattice and grain boundary diffusion coefficients of 22P were determined at between 932 and 1155K (tables 25 and 26) by using tracer/sectioning techniques. The Arrhenius plots for lattice diffusion exhibited discontinuities at temperatures close to the Curie temperature. This was also true of the grain boundary diffusion data, but the temperatures at which the discontinuities occurred were lower by some 100K. It was suggested that the discontinuities were caused by magnetic transformations in the bulk and at the grain boundaries.

T.Matsuyama, H.Hosokawa, H.Suto: Transactions of the Japan Institute of Metals, 1983, 24[8], 589-94

 

Table 26

Grain Boundary Diffusion Parameters for 22P in Fe

 

P (at%)

Temperature (K)

Do (m2/s)

E (kJ/mol)

-

1018-1153

3.03 x 10-9

218

0.16

974-1155

4.30 x 10-12

153

0.18

974-1153

3.36 x 10-11

168

0.38

932-1153

2.31 x 10-10

192