Vacuum de-gassing methods, which were based upon non-stationary H permeation, were found to furnish consistent values for diffusivity in the amorphous alloy. It was noted that there was no significant difference between the diffusivity and permeability of H in the amorphous and crystalline states (table 14).

L.A.Andreyev, J.A.Kalashnikova: Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 1987, 64[2], 343-8. (Physics of Metals and Metallography, 1987, 64[2], 125-81)

 

Table 14

Diffusion of H in Co71Fe5Si15B9

 

Temperature (K)

Condition

D (cm2/s)

423

amorphous

1.5 x 10-9

448

amorphous

2.3 x 10-9

458

amorphous

3.6 x 10-9

458

crystalline

4.1 x 10-9

473

amorphous

6.3 x 10-9

473

crystalline

4.4 x 10-9

523

amorphous

1.3 x 10-8

523

crystalline

1.3 x 10-8

573

amorphous

2.9 x 10-8

573

crystalline

2.2 x 10-8

623

amorphous

5.5 x 10-8

623

crystalline

4.4 x 10-8