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New expressions relating the interdiffusion flux of a component to its own concentration gradient in a multicomponent diffusion couple have been derived and applied to a diffusion couple investigated in the Cu-Ni-Zn system. From these relations, effective interdiffusion coefficients were determined at selected sections in the diffusion zone directly from the locations of the sections relative to the Matano plane. The Cu-Ni-Zn couple was analyzed for interdiffusion fluxes and interdiffusion coefficients with the aid of “MultiDiFlux” program developed for the analysis of interdiffusion in multicomponent systems. The couple was examined for zero-flux plane development, interdiffusion against activity gradients, and diffusion path representation. Diffusion path slopes at selected sections in the diffusion zone were related to the interdiffusion coefficients; slopes at path ends were determined from eigenvectors evaluated from limiting ratios of interdiffusion fluxes. Expressions for internal consistency among the concentration profiles or flux profiles of the individual components were also developed in terms of the terminal alloy compositions and applied to the Cu-Ni-Zn couple in the diffusion zone.
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Dayananda, M.A. An examination of a multicomponent diffusion couple. JPED 27, 572–581 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02736558
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