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CHAPTER 5: DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS

CHAPTER 5: DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS. ISSUES TO ADDRESS. • How does diffusion occur?. • Why is it an important part of processing?. • How can the rate of diffusion be predicted for some simple cases?. • How does diffusion depend on structure and temperature?. 1. Diffusion.

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CHAPTER 5: DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS

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  1. CHAPTER 5:DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS ISSUES TO ADDRESS... • How does diffusion occur? • Why is it an important part of processing? • How can the rate of diffusion be predicted for some simple cases? • How does diffusion depend on structure and temperature? 1

  2. Diffusion Diffusion - Mass transport by atomic motion Mechanisms • Gases & Liquids – random (Brownian) motion • Solids – vacancy diffusion or interstitial diffusion

  3. Why Study Diffusion ? • Diffusion plays a crucial role in… • Alloying metals => bronze, silver, gold • Strengthening and heat treatment processes • Hardening the surfaces of steel • High temperature mechanical behavior • Phase transformations • Mass transport during FCC to BCC • Environmental degradation • Corrosion, etc.

  4. DIFFUSION DEMO • Glass tube filled with water. • At time t = 0, add some drops of ink to one end of the tube. • Measure the diffusion distance, x, over some time. • Compare the results with theory. 2

  5. How do atoms move in Solids ?Why do atoms move in Solids ? • Diffusion, simply, is atoms moving from one lattice site to another in a stepwise manner • Transport of material by moving atoms • Two conditions are to be met: • An empty adjacent site • Enough energy to break bonds and cause lattice distortions during displacement • What is the energy source ? • HEAT ! • What else ? • Concentration gradient !

  6. Diffusion After some time • Interdiffusion: In an alloy, atoms tend to migrate from regions of high conc. to regions of low conc. Initially Adapted from Figs. 5.1 and 5.2, Callister 7e.

  7. DIFFUSION: THE PHENOMENA (1) • Interdiffusion: In an alloy, atoms tend to migrate from regions of large concentration. Initially After some time Adapted from Figs. 5.1 and 5.2, Callister 6e. 3

  8. DIFFUSION: THE PHENOMENA (2) • Self-diffusion: In an elemental solid, atoms also migrate. Label some atoms (use isotopes) After some time 4

  9. More examples in 3-D !

  10. Diffusion Mechanisms (I) Energy is needed to generate a vacancy, break bonds, cause distortions. Provided by HEAT , kT ! Atom moves in the opposite direction of the vacancy !

  11. Diffusion Mechanisms (II) Interstitial Diffusion Much faster than vacancy diffusion, why ? Smaller atoms like B, C, H, O. Weaker interaction with the larger atoms. More vacant sites, no need to create a vacancy !

  12. Diffusion Mechanisms (III) Substitutional Diffusion: • applies to substitutional impurities • atoms exchange with vacancies • rate depends on: --number of vacancies --activation energy to exchange. 5

  13. PROCESSING USING DIFFUSION (1) • Case Hardening: --Diffuse carbon atoms into the host iron atoms at the surface. --Example of interstitial diffusion is a case hardened gear. Fig. 5.0, Callister 6e. (Fig. 5.0 is courtesy of Surface Division, Midland-Ross.) • Result: The "Case" is --hard to deform: C atoms "lock" planes from shearing. --hard to crack: C atoms put the surface in compression. 8

  14. Processing Using Diffusion 0.5mm 1. Deposit P rich layers on surface. magnified image of a computer chip silicon 2. Heat it. 3. Result: Doped semiconductor regions. light regions: Si atoms light regions: Al atoms silicon • Doping silicon with phosphorus for n-type semiconductors: • Process: Adapted from chapter-opening photograph, Chapter 18, Callister 7e.

  15. M = mass diffused Jslope time Diffusion • How do we quantify the amount or rate of diffusion? • Measured empirically • Make thin film (membrane) of known surface area • Impose concentration gradient • Measure how fast atoms or molecules diffuse through the membrane

  16. MODELING DIFFUSION: FLUX RATE OF MATERIAL TRANSPORT Material • Diffusion Flux: • Directional Quantity (anisotropy ?) • Flux can be measured for: --vacancies --host (A) atoms --impurity (B) atoms Diffusion is a time-dependent process ! 10

  17. CONCENTRATION PROFILES & FLUX • Concentration Profile, C(x): [kg/m3] Adapted from Fig. 5.2(c), Callister 6e. • Fick's First Law: • The steeper the concentration profile, the greater the flux! Concentration gradient is the DRIVING FORCE ! 11

  18. Concentration Gradient

  19. STEADY STATE DIFFUSION • Steady State:the concentration profile doesn't change with time. • Apply Fick's First Law: Why is the minus sign ? • If Jx)left = Jx)right , then • Result: the slope, dC/dx, must be constant (i.e., slope doesn't vary with position)! 12

  20. EX: STEADY STATE DIFFUSION • Steel plate at 700º C Adapted from Fig. 5.4, Callister 6e. • Q: How much carbon transfers from the rich to the deficient side? 13

  21. Example: Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) • Methylene chloride is a common ingredient of paint removers. Besides being an irritant, it also may be absorbed through skin. When using this paint remover, protective gloves should be worn. • If butyl rubber gloves (0.04 cm thick) are used, what is the diffusive flux of methylene chloride through the glove? • Data: • diffusion coefficient in butyl rubber: D = 110x10-8 cm2/s • surface concentrations: C1= 0.44 g/cm3 C2= 0.02 g/cm3

  22. Data: D = 110x10-8 cm2/s C1 = 0.44 g/cm3 C2 = 0.02 g/cm3 x2 – x1 = 0.04 cm Example (cont). • Solution – assuming linear conc. gradient glove C1 paint remover skin C2 x1 x2

  23. Temperature Dependency ! What is the probability to find a vacancy at a nearest site ? Atom has to break bonds and “squeeze” thru => activation energy, Em ≈ 1 eV . COMBINE

  24. Temperature Effect ! The diffusion depends on temperature because; a- # of vacancies in the vicinity b- thermally activated successful jumps

  25. æ ö ç ÷ = D Do exp è ø Qd D = diffusion coefficient [m2/s] - Do R T = pre-exponential [m2/s] Qd = activation energy [J/mol or eV/atom] R = gas constant [8.314 J/mol-K] T = absolute temperature [K] Diffusion and Temperature • Diffusion coefficient increases with increasing T.

  26. T(C) 1500 1000 600 300 10-8 D (m2/s) C in g-Fe C in a-Fe D >> D interstitial substitutional C in a-Fe Al in Al C in g-Fe Fe in a-Fe 10-14 Fe in g-Fe Fe in a-Fe Fe in g-Fe Al in Al 10-20 1000K/T 0.5 1.0 1.5 Diffusion and Temperature D has exponential dependence on T Adapted from Fig. 5.7, Callister 7e. (Date for Fig. 5.7 taken from E.A. Brandes and G.B. Brook (Ed.) Smithells Metals Reference Book, 7th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1992.)

  27. DIFFUSION AND TEMPERATURE • Diffusivity increases with T. • Experimental Data: D has exp. dependence on T Recall: Vacancy does also! Adapted from Fig. 5.7, Callister 6e. (Date for Fig. 5.7 taken from E.A. Brandes and G.B. Brook (Ed.) Smithells Metals Reference Book, 7th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, 1992.) 19

  28. æ ö ç ÷ = D Do exp è ø transform data ln D D Qd - R T Temp = T 1/T Example: At 300ºC the diffusion coefficient and activation energy for Cu in Si are D(300ºC) = 7.8 x 10-11 m2/s Qd = 41.5 kJ/mol What is the diffusion coefficient at 350ºC?

  29. T1 = 273 + 300 = 573K T2 = 273 + 350 = 623K D2 = 15.7 x 10-11 m2/s Example (cont.)

  30. Fick’s Second Law ; Non-steady state Diffusion • In most practical cases, J (flux) and dC/dx (concentration gradient) change with time (t). • Net accumulation or depletion of species diffusing • How do we express a time dependent concentration? Flux, J, changes at any point x ! Concentration at a point x Changing with time ?

  31. How do we solve this partial differential equation ? • Use proper boundary conditions: • t=0, C = C0, at 0 ≤ x ≤ ∞ • t>0, C = Cs, at x = 0 C = C0, at x = ∞

  32. • Copper diffuses into a bar of aluminum. Surface conc., bar C C of Cu atoms s s pre-existing conc., Co of copper atoms Non-steady State Diffusion Adapted from Fig. 5.5, Callister 7e. B.C. at t = 0, C = Co for 0  x   at t > 0, C = CS for x = 0 (const. surf. conc.) C = Co for x = 

  33. Solution: C(x,t) = Conc. at point x at time t erf (z) = error function erf(z) values are given in Table 5.1 CS C(x,t) Co

  34. Non-steady State Diffusion • Sample Problem: An FCC iron-carbon alloy initially containing 0.20 wt% C is carburized at an elevated temperature and in an atmosphere that gives a surface carbon concentration constant at 1.0 wt%. If after 49.5 h the concentration of carbon is 0.35 wt% at a position 4.0 mm below the surface, determine the temperature at which the treatment was carried out. • Solution: use Eqn. 5.5

  35.  erf(z) = 0.8125 Solution (cont.): • t = 49.5 h x = 4 x 10-3 m • Cx = 0.35 wt% Cs = 1.0 wt% • Co = 0.20 wt%

  36. z erf(z) 0.90 0.7970 z 0.8125 0.95 0.8209 Now solve for D Solution (cont.): We must now determine from Table 5.1 the value of z for which the error function is 0.8125. An interpolation is necessary as follows z= 0.93

  37. from Table 5.2, for diffusion of C in FCC Fe Do = 2.3 x 10-5 m2/s Qd = 148,000 J/mol  T = 1300 K = 1027°C Solution (cont.): • To solve for the temperature at which D has above value, we use a rearranged form of Equation (5.9a);

  38. Example: Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) • Methylene chloride is a common ingredient of paint removers. Besides being an irritant, it also may be absorbed through skin. When using this paint remover, protective gloves should be worn. • If butyl rubber gloves (0.04 cm thick) are used, what is the breakthrough time (tb), i.e., how long could the gloves be used before methylene chloride reaches the hand? • Data (from Table 22.5) • diffusion coefficient in butyl rubber: D = 110x10-8 cm2/s

  39. glove C1 Equation 22.24 paint remover skin C2 x1 x2 D = 110x10-8 cm2/s Example (cont). • Solution – assuming linear conc. gradient Given in web chapters ! Time required for breakthrough ca. 4 min

  40. EX: NON STEADY STATE DIFFUSION • Copper diffuses into a bar of aluminum. Adapted from Fig. 5.5, Callister 6e. æ ö • General solution: - x C ( x , t ) C = ç ÷ - o 1 erf è ø - 2 D t C C s o C (x, t) = concentration at any time and position ! “Gaussian error function" 15

  41. NON STEADY STATE DIFFUSION • Concentration profile, C(x), changes w/ time. • To conserve matter: • Fick's First Law: • Governing Eqn.: 14

  42. DIFFUSION DEMO: ANALYSIS • The experiment: we recorded combinations of t and x that kept C constant. = (constant here) • Diffusion depth given by: 17

  43. DATA FROM DIFFUSION DEMO • Experimental result: x ~ t0.58 • Theory predicts x ~ t0.50 • Reasonable agreement! 18

  44. Example 5.3 • Copper diffuses into a bar of aluminum. • 10 hours at 600C gives desired C(x). • How many hours would it take to get the same C(x) if we processed at 500C? Key point 1: C(x,t500C) = C(x,t600C). Key point 2: Both cases have the same Co and Cs. • Result: Dt should be held constant. Note: values of D are provided here. • Answer: 16

  45. Size Impact on Diffusion Smaller atoms diffuse faster

  46. Fast Tracks for diffusion ! • eg. self-diffusion of Ag : • Areas where lattice is pre-strained can allow for faster diffusion of atoms • Less energy is needed to distort an already strained lattice !

  47. Important • Temperature - diffusion rate increaseswith increasing temperature (WHY ?) • Diffusion mechanism – interstitials diffuse faster (WHY ?) • Diffusing and host species - Do, Qd is different forevery solute - solvent pair • Microstructure - grain boundaries and dislocationcores provide faster pathways for diffusing species, hence diffusion is faster in polycrystallinevs. single crystal materials. (WHY ?)

  48. SUMMARY:STRUCTURE & DIFFUSION Diffusion FASTER for... • open crystal structures • lower melting T materials • materials w/secondary bonding • smaller diffusing atoms • cations • lower density materials Diffusion SLOWER for... • close-packed structures • higher melting T materials • materials w/covalent bonding • larger diffusing atoms • anions • higher density materials WHY ? 20

  49. ANNOUNCEMENTS Reading: Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 Go over the exercises in Chapter 5, using your book and notes Core Problems: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.13, 5.22, 5.30 Self-help Problems (not bonus !): 5.9-5.12, 5.16-5.21, 5.23-5.29 Due date: 03-18-2008 0

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