STUDY OF THE KIRKENDALL EFFECT AS A FUNCTION OF CONCENTRATION IN URANIUM- ZIRCONIUM DIFFUSION

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Mem. sci. rev. met.

OSTI ID:4151133

Adda, Y; Mairy, C; Andreu, J L

The Kirkendall effect in uranium-zirconium diffusion was studied in all concentration ranges. The experimental procedure used was to put tungsten markers at the interfaces of a couple constituted by a stack of zirconium and uranium thin foils. Markers move toward uranium for the concentrations between 5 and 100 at.% U. and toward zirconium for the concentrations between 0 and 5 at.% U. An interpretation of this phenomenon, based on the Darken relations, is suggested by the variations of the intrinsic diffusion coefficients Du and Dzr and verified by the values of the self-diffusion coefficients. (auth)

• Research Organization: Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Saclay, France
• NSA Number: NSA-14-023340
• OSTI ID: 4151133
• Journal Information: Mem. sci. rev. met., Journal Name: Mem. sci. rev. met. Vol. Vol: 57
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: French

Related Subjects

DIFFUSION
FOILS
KIRKENDALL EFFECT
METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
QUANTITY RATIO
STANDARDS
SURFACES
TUNGSTEN
URANIUM
URANIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS