Intermetallics Disappearance Rate Analysis in Double Multiphase Systems

Electric corrosion of aluminium and copper is investigated experimentally. It is found that the electric corrosion of copper is higher than the electric corrosion of aluminium. It is also clarified that the intrinsic diffusion coefficient of Cu is higher than the intrinsic diffusion coefficient of Al in each phase, so inert markers move to Cu. Copper has a higher electric conductivity, higher thermal conduction, and lower material cost than gold, so it is possible to use Cu instead of Au for wire bonding in microelectronics packaging, because the thin Al pad (1.2 μm thickness) can prevent gold and copper corrosion. Intermetallics disappearance and Kirkendall shift rates calculation methods are proposed. Methods involve mass conservation law and concentration profiles change during mutual diffusion. Intermetallics disappearance and Kirkendall shift rates in Al-Cu (Al is thin layer on Cu), Cu-Al (Cu is thin layer on Al), Al-Au, Zn-Cu, and Cu-Sn systems are analyzed theoretically using literature experimental data. Diffusion activation energies and pre-exponential coefficients for Cu-Sn system were calculated combining literature experimental results.

Diffusion coefficients in multiphase Ni80Cr20-Ti system

In this paper, the reactive diffusion in Ni80C20r?Ti ternary system is discussed at 1173K. The diffusion couple was prepared and annealed for 100 h. The two intermetallic phases and two two-phase zones occurred, namely: Ti2Ni, TiNi, TiNi+Cr, and TiNi3+Cr. Based on the experimental results (molar fractions, thicknesses of the intermetallic phases), the intrinsic diffusion coefficients of all components in each phase were numerically approximated. The Wagner method was used in the pure intermetallic phases. In the two phase zones the approximation was based on the generalized Darken and Wagner methods. The presented methods allowed for determination of the effective diffusion coefficients in each presented phase.

Diffusion Path in Ternary One-Phase Systems: An Overview

In this article, the fundamental questions concerning the diffusion path, in particular, what is the shape of diffusion path in ternary systems and how to approximate it from the initial concentration profile, will be answered. The new rules were found which allow for determining the diffusion path from a known initial concentration of the components. This approximation will allow for designing new materials without a time-consuming numerical simulation of the full system of equations. It is shown that the difference in intrinsic diffusion coefficients determines the up-hill diffusion.

The Sequence of the Phase Growth during Diffusion in Ti-Based Systems

The interdiffusion in Ti-based alloys was studied. It was shown that during diffusion at 1,123 K formation of four intermetallic phases occurs. The diffusion paths for six different diffusion couples were determined. Moreover, the entropy production was calculated – the approximation used for determination of the sequence of intermetallic phase formation. In theoretical analysis, the intrinsic diffusion coefficients were determined from the modified Wagner method.

Performance Enhanced SAPO-34 Catalyst for Methanol to Olefins: Template Synthesis Using a CO2-Based Polyurea

Introducing mesopores into the channels and cages of conventional micropores CHA (Chabazite) topological structure SAPO-34 molecular sieves can effectively improve mass transport, retard coke deposition rate and enhance the catalytic performance for methanol to olefins (MTO) reaction, especially lifetime and olefins selectivity. In order to overcome the intrinsic diffusion limitation, a novel CO2-based polyurea copolymer with affluent amine group, ether segment and carbonyl group has been firstly applied to the synthesis of SAPO-34 zeolite under hydrothermal conditions. The as-synthesized micro-mesoporosity SAPO-34 molecular sieve catalysts show heterogeneous size distribution mesopores and exhibit slightly decrease of BET surface area due to the formation of defects and voids. Meanwhile, the catalysts exhibit superior catalytic performance in the MTO reaction with more than twice prolonged catalytic lifespan and improvement of selectivity for light olefins compared with conventional microporous SAPO-34. The methodology provides a new way to synthesize and control the structure of SAPO-34 catalysts.

Theoretical Modeling to Predict the Thermodynamic, Structural, Surface and Transport Properties of the Liquid Tl−Na Alloys at different Temperatures

<p>Theoretical modeling equations are developed by extending regular associated solution model to predict the thermodynamic and structural properties of the liquid Tl−Na alloys at higher temperatures. The thermodynamic properties have been predicted by computing activities of unassociated monomers (a_Tl and a_Na) and free energy of mixing (G_M) at temperatures 673 K, 773 K, 873 K and 973 K. The structural properties have been predicted by computing concentration fluctuation in long wavelength limit (S_CC(0)), short range order parameter (α₁) and ratio of mutual to intrinsic diffusion coefficients (D_M/D_id) at aforementioned temperatures. These properties have been then correlated with the modified Butler's model to predict the surface properties, such as surface concentrations of free monomers (X^S_Tl and X^S_Na) and surface tension (σ) of the alloy at above mentioned temperatures.</p><p><strong>Journal of Nepal Physical Society</strong><em><br /></em>Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2017, Page: 101-110</p>