The impurity diffusion of In was investigated by using the radiotracer technique and the isotope, 114mIn. The In was chosen with the aim of simulating Al diffusion; for which no feasible radio-isotope was available. It was found that the diffusivity of In was slightly higher than that of Fe. The data (table 37, figure 10) could be described by:

114mIn in Fe67Al33 (A2/B2):     D (m2/s) = 2.1 x 10-3 exp[-2.48(eV)/kT]

M.Eggersmann, H.Mehrer: Philosophical Magazine A, 2000, 80[5], 1219-44

 

Table 35

Diffusivity of 65Zn in FeAl (B2 Structure)

 

Temperature (K)

D (m2/s)

1371

3.45 x 10-12

1270

5.97 x 10-13

1171

8.33 x 10-14

1065

6.73 x 10-15

972

4.30 x 10-16

873

1.23 x 10-17