A gaseous permeation technique was used to measure the H permeabilities and diffusivities of specimens, after various heat treatments, at temperatures ranging from 210 to 430C. The results (tables 175 and 176) showed that the temperature dependences of the H permeabilities and diffusivities in the various alloys obeyed Arrhenius relationships over the studied temperature range. Also, the H permeation behavior was essentially independent of the heat-treatment conditions. That is, it was not significantly affected by the presence of ' precipitates in the alloys. The H permeation parameters of the Fe-based superalloys were essentially consistent with those of austenitic stainless steels. The transport of H in these face-centered cubic alloys was generally controlled only by the lattice diffusion of H.

J.Xu, X.K.Sun, W.X.Chen, Y.Y.Li: Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 1993, 41[5], 1455-9

 

Table 178

Coefficients for 59Fe Diffusion in Thin Films of Fe40Ni40P14B6

 

Temperature (C)

Coefficient (m2/s)

150

1.2 x 10-24

170

8.3 x 10-23

200

1.5 x 10-22

230

3.5 x 10-22

256

6.7 x 10-22

300

2.5 x 10-21

 

Figure 26

Diffusivity of D in Crystalline Fe40Ni40P14B6

(open squares: vacuum ambient, filled squares: air ambient)