By measuring out-diffusion from samples which had previously been loaded with H, the H diffusion coefficients in binary alloys were determined. They were found for the α-phase of each alloy, for temperatures of between 25 and 300C, and could be described by:log[D] = -3.512 + 0.024Ni - (1651 + 112Ni)/4.575T(K)

when the contents of the alloying elements were expressed in mol%. The additions decreased the H diffusion coefficient. The diffusion-retarding effect of the alloying element increased with decreasing temperature. The overall temperature expression for diffusion of H in Fe:

log[D] = -3.67 - 1438/4.575T

was obtained by extrapolating the above equation to 0% alloying element concentration. This result agreed quite well with the most likely value for the lattice diffusion of H; as extrapolated from measurements made at high temperatures.

H.J.Koenig, K.W.Lange: Archiv für Eisenhüttenwesen, 1975, 46[10], 669-75

Table 138

Diffusivity of H in Liquid Fe and Fe-Ni

 

Ni (wt%)

Temperature (C)

D (cm2/s)

0

1560

7.5 x 10-4

0

1580

8.0 x 10-4

10

1530

1.23 x 10-3

10

1560

1.35 x 10-3

10

1580

1.46 x 10-3

20

1500

2.22 x 10-3

20

1530

2.30 x 10-3

20

1560

2.45 x 10-3

20

1580

2.61 x 10-3