ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A least squares computational method, GBFIT, of fitting experimental diffusion data to the Whipple/Suzuoka equations for grain boundary diffusion is described. The basic equations have been extended to include diffusion within the grain boundary so that GBFIT is applicable to Harrison's type B and/or C kinetics. GBFIT contains no approximations or assumptions, other than those made by Whipple, and requires the grain boundary half-width, a, the volume diffusivity, D, and anneal time, t, to be specified for a given data set. The fitting parameters are L, the half distance between parallel grain boundaries, and D′/D where D′ is the diffusivity in the grain boundary. Examples of the use of GBFIT are presented in which experimental diffusion profiles in polycrystals and bicrystals, taken from the literature, are analyzed. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.368534
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