Kirkendall Effect

To show that diffusion takes place via a vacancy mechanism

Education Level : UG

Course Name: Phase transformations and heat treatment LOs for prior viewing : NONE Authors Amol Subhedar (Under Guidance of Prof. M P Gururajan) Learning Objectives After interacting with this Learning Object, the learner will be able to: 1. Explain how vacancy mechanism is responsible for diffusion in Substitutional alloys 2. Explain why the marker shift in Kirkendall effect is apparent Definitions of the components/Keywords:

•Vacancies -Vacancies are missing atoms in a crystal 1 structure.

2 •Ring diffusion – A proposed mechanism for diffusion in which three or four atoms in the form of a ring move simultaneously round the ring, thereby interchanging their positions

3 •Direct exchange – A proposed mechanism for diffusion achieved by the interchanging of positions of two adjacent atoms

4 •Vacancy diffusion – Diffusion process aided by vacancies in the lattice

5 Master Layout: 1(A simple Experiment) 1 Step 1: Copper and Brass separated by Molybdenum marker 2 Cu Brass

3 Molybdenum

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Draw a green rectangle Consider joint of pure and name it as Cu. Then copper and brass draw a attached red thin separated by insoluble rectangle on right side of marker molybdenum. green block. Name red Brass is alloy of copper strip as Molybdenum. On and zinc. right side of red strip attach a blue rectangle and name it as Brass. animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout: 1(A simple Experiment) 1 Step 2: Sample is heated 2 Heat

3 Cu Brass

4 Molybdenum

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On top of last figure Let us heat the sample. draw two arrow pointing upward and write Heat above them. Animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout: 1(A simple Experiment) 1 Step 3: Length of brass and copper bars are changed

2 Heat

Cu Brass 3

Molybdenum 4 Brass Cu 5 Step 3 Description of the activity Audio narration Text to be displayed

Next draw an arrow pointing downwards and When this system is draw three rectangles heated it is observed (green red and blue) as that in laboratory shown in slide and mark frame of reference them. Keep position of molybdenum marker red strip same in both remains at original cases. Decrease length position of blue rectangle by 1/3 while length of brass and increase length of part decreases and that green rectangle by 1/3. of copper increases. Animation time : 3 How can this seconds phenomenon be explained? 1 Master Layout 2: Possible mechanisms

2 Step 1: Consider three mechanism

3 Direct exchange Ring diffusion

Vacancy diffusion

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Draw three rounded rectangles and name How does differences in them as Direct diffusivity lead to this exchange, Ring Diffusion apparent shift. To explain and Vacancy Diffusion this, let us consider three respectively. mechanisms of diffusion, namely, Direct exchange, Ring diffusion and Vacancy diffusion. Master Layout 3: Direct exchange

1 Step 1: Initial position 2

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Draw 3X4 array of identical circles. Except Consider a small part of for middle two colour crystal lattice. Yellow and them as black (see red atom will be involved slide). Colour middle in direct exchange circles as yellow and process. red. Master Layout 3: Direct exchange

1 Step 2: Exchange starting 2

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Move yellow circle towards right and As the Yellow and red upwards and red circle atoms move towards towards left and each other, neighbouring downwards. Ensure that atoms are also red and yellow circles displaced. are diagonally opposite to each other. Animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout 3: Direct exchange

1Step 3: Exchange at intermediate position 2

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Again move yellow circle Note that displacement towards right and red of neighbour atoms circle towards left. introduces strain on Ensure that red and lattice. yellow circles are diagonally opposite to each other.

Animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout 3: Direct exchange

1Step 4: Exchange at final position 2

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Draw figure as in step Exchange of atoms is 1(current master layout) completed . Red and except switch position of yellow atoms have yellow and red circle. interchanged their Animation time : 2 position. Overall process seconds is energetically demanding. Master Layout 3: Ring Diffusion

1 Step 1: Initial position 2

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Draw 4X4 array of Consider a small part of identical circles. Except crystal lattice. Yellow, for middle four, colour green , blue and red them as black (see atom will be involved in slide). Colour middle ring diffusion process. circles as yellow, blue green and red . Master Layout 3: Ring Diffusion

1 Step 2: Intermediate position 2

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Move red , blue , green 4 atoms are involved and yellow circles in in the process. This clockwise direction so transformation also that they form a square. puts lattice into strain Displace neighbour as neighbouring black circles as shown in atoms have to slide. displace. Animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout 3: Ring Diffusion

1 Step 3: Final position 2

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Draw figure as in first Transformation is step except position of complete. At any original yellow, blue time due to number green and red circle is of atoms involved in taken by respectively the process are 4, red, yellow, blue and therefore is les likely green. to take place. Animation time : 2 seconds Master Layout 4:Vacancy diffusion

1 Step 1: Initial position 2

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